Valedictory
[,vælɪ'dɪkt(ə)rɪ] or [,vælɪ'dɪktəri]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) of a speech expressing leave-taking; 'a valedictory address' .
(adj.) of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell; 'a valedictory address'; 'valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course'; 'a suitable valedictory gesture' .
杰拉尔丁校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Bidding farewell; suitable or designed for an occasion of leave-taking; as, a valedictory oration.
(n.) A valedictory oration or address spoken at commencement in American colleges or seminaries by one of the graduating class, usually by the leading scholar.
格特鲁德編輯
同義詞及近義詞：
a. Farewell.
n. [U. S.] Farewell address.
錄入:昆西
例句/造句/用法:
- Without evincing any inclination to come in again, he there delivered his valedictory remarks. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- Mr. Bounderby resumed, as a valedictory address. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- I had written news letters to the Herald sometimes, but yet when I visited the office that day I did not say any thing about writing a valedictory. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- While delivering these valedictory observations, Wegg continually disappointed Mr Boffin of his hand by flourishing it in the air. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
伯特兰校對