Word · Frequency #43994
adieu
/əˈdjuː/
noun
告别；再见
A farewell; a goodbye, especially a fond or final one.
- 1.
A farewell, a goodbye; especially a fond farewell, or a lasting or permanent farewell.
告别,再见；尤指深情告别或长久永久的告别。
告别,再见；尤指深情告别或长久永久的告别。；告别；辞别
In use
She waved her hand and bid her friends a final adieu.
We gathered at the airport to say adieu to our departing manager.
His emotional adieu at the retirement party moved everyone to tears.
Adieu!
用于正式或文学性的告别，语气较庄重。
Adieu, my friend!
再会，我的朋友！
bid adieu to sb/sth
She bid adieu to her colleagues before leaving.
她在离开前向同事们告别。
say one's adieus
通常用复数形式 adieus。
He said his adieus and walked out the door.
他道了别，然后走出了门。
Common mistakes
I adieu my friends.I bid adieu to my friends.
adieu是名词，不能直接用作动词，需要用‘bid adieu to’或‘say adieu to’结构。
Adieu, mom!Bye, mom!
adieu是正式或文学用语，日常告别应使用‘goodbye’或‘bye’等更常见的表达。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
Often used in 'bid adieu (to)'
Learn the forms together
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