valedictory
英 [,vælɪ'dɪkt(ə)rɪ]
美 [,vælɪ'dɪktəri]
GRE
1、vale- "be well" + dict- "say" + -ory.
2、字面含义：say something about be well. 其构词原理和farewell相近。
3、当然，在告别的时候就会说：be well. 咱们汉语里不是就有类似的话吗：保重，一路顺风，旅途愉快。
- valedictory (adj.)
- 1650s, "pertaining or relating to leave-taking," from Latin valedictum (past participle of valedicere; see valediction) + -ory. As a noun meaning "valedictory address" from 1779.
- 1. He listened to Howard give the valedictory address at high school graduation.
- 他听了霍华德在中学毕业典礼上作的告别演讲。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He made a valedictory address after two years as chairman.
- 在担任主席职务两年后他发表了告别演说。
来自辞典例句
- 3. This valedictory dispatch was written as he retired from the foreign service a few weeks ago.
- 这份告别报告是他几周前从外交界退休时所写的.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Children would write valedictory speeches about KP 2.
- 孩子们将会为KP2写段告别词.
来自互联网
- 5. The student with the highest academic rank in a class who delivers the valedictory at graduation.
- 在毕业典礼上致告别词的最好级别的学生.
来自互联网
