Word · Frequency #6498
greetings
问候，祝贺
greetings is the plural of greeting.
an acknowledgment or expression of good will, especially on meeting
- 1.
A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.
用于开始信件或对话的惯用短语,或用于承认某人到来或存在
- 2.
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
问候,致意
- 3.
The action of the verb to greet.
问候的动作
用于开始信件或对话的惯用短语,或用于承认某人到来或存在；问候,致意；问候的动作；祝贺；问候
In use
She gave a warm greeting to her guests at the door.
His greeting was friendly and informal.
I received a cheerful greeting from the staff upon entering the store.
greeting + n.
greeting用作定语修饰名词，如问候卡、问候语等。
She received a greeting card.
她收到了一张问候卡。
greeting from/to sb.
He sent a greeting to his parents.
他给父母寄去了问候。
exchange greetings
常用复数形式greetings表示问候话语或动作。
They exchanged greetings before the meeting.
他们在会议前互相问候。
Connections
Collocations
- send greetings
- 发送问候
- I sent my greetings to the newlyweds.我向新婚夫妇发送了问候。
- exchange greetings
- 互致问候
- They exchanged greetings at the door.他们在门口互致问候。
- extend greetings
- 致以问候
- Please extend my greetings to your family.请代我向你的家人致以问候。
- birthday greetings
- 生日祝福
- We received birthday greetings from all over the world.我们收到了来自世界各地的生日祝福。
- greeting card
- 贺卡
- She sent a beautiful greeting card for Christmas.她寄了一张漂亮的圣诞贺卡。
- greeting message
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把greeting拆成greet（问候）+ing，见面问候就是greeting。
Context & Register
通常用于日常问候，中性语境。常见于见面打招呼、信件开头等场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words (meeting, eating, treating, beating, heating, seating) rhyme with 'greeting' as they share the /iːtɪŋ/ sound. However, many other -ing words like 'evening', 'morning', 'during' have different vowel sounds and do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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