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词汇 valedictory
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Definition of valedictory in English:

valedictory

adjective ˌvalɪˈdɪkt(ə)riˌvæləˈdɪkt(ə)ri
  • Serving as a farewell.

    告别的,离别的

    a valedictory wave

    挥手告别。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The last few years of his life found him making valedictory recordings with that label and with EMI.
    • Some of the songs were previewed on the group's 2003 valedictory tour, while others have never been publicly aired.
    • Those of us who love Haydn adore his last large-scale work, this valedictory oratorio, to distraction.
    • I sprinted to my seat with the rest of my classmates, just in time to hear the beginning of Katie's valedictory speech.
    • ‘It used to worry me greatly that there are always people in an audience who are unmoved, unreached by what I do,’ she wrote in her diary of her valedictory year.
    • Some men rested inside the reception counter and office rooms, while some others added final touches to the venue for the valedictory session.
    • The festival's valedictory function will be held on May 9.
    • This Senate custom of valedictory speeches may look self-indulgent to some but I think is quite important in its own way.
    • Historians argue over the significance of these valedictory meditations.
    • They will take part in activities like memory games, personality development modules and even stage a Shakespeare play on the valedictory function on Saturday, the organisers said.
    • His new collection of shorter poems, Darkening Water, has as its title suggests a valedictory aspect.
    • He was the same when he left the Citizens' last year, insisting his interviews should not be valedictory celebrations of the past, but forward-looking speculations of the theatre's programme after he had gone.
    • The new album draws its main inspiration from the band's annual tours of the Highlands and islands, much of it - aptly enough - striking an elegiac or valedictory note.
    • Wolfenden High School, built in 1913 to hold 900 pupils, held a special valedictory service yesterday to mark its closure.
    • Dame Muriel revealed that her latest novel, The Finishing School, which was published this year, will not mark an end to fiction writing for her, despite its valedictory title.
    • Its melancholy cranes are lit at night not as a sign of vitality but as a valedictory salute to an industrial past for which most Glaswegians - particularly those who never banged a rivet - are nostalgic.
    • As we move towards the end of this Parliament, with questions finishing today and people doing valedictory speeches, people are looking forward to getting out on the hustings.
    • In his valedictory editorial in the latest issue of the Poetry Review, he could not contain his gloom any longer.
    • The final valedictory service will be held on Saturday starting at 7pm in the Cook Street hall, to mark a community link which goes back 114 years.
    • I also pay tribute to some of those who have given valedictory speeches here in the last few days.
    Synonyms
    farewell, goodbye, leaving, parting, departing, going away, last, final
nounPlural valedictories ˌvalɪˈdɪkt(ə)riˌvæləˈdɪkt(ə)ri
  • A farewell address.

    告别演说

    this book of memoirs reads like his valedictory
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He is the man whose next most significant speech will be his valedictory, and we will hear it in this Parliament.
    • All I can say is that I hope the previous member is proud of that speech, because it will be his valedictory.
    • His comeback turns out to be a sad valedictory.
    • As long as five years ago, the three main newsweeklies had locked up eminent presidential historians to write his valedictories.
    • In September Macmillan will retire as curator and this exhibition is something of a valedictory - a testimony to his tenure, featuring works which he has helped to acquire.
    • How sad it is to write this brief valedictory for this senator who never abandoned the fiery passions that first fueled his entry into politics.
    • Some members are suggesting this is my valedictory, but it just goes to show how ridiculous some of the statistics really are.
    • In his valedictory, Barry refused to rule out a return to column-writing.
    • He delivered his talk as a kind of valedictory, describing his 16 year tenure at the institution.
    Synonyms
    talk, address, lecture, discourse, oration, disquisition, peroration, declamation, deliverance, presentation

Rhymes

benedictory, contradictory, maledictory, victory

Definition of valedictory in US English:

valedictory

adjectiveˌvæləˈdɪkt(ə)riˌvaləˈdikt(ə)rē
  • Serving as a farewell.

    告别的,离别的

    a valedictory wave

    挥手告别。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Dame Muriel revealed that her latest novel, The Finishing School, which was published this year, will not mark an end to fiction writing for her, despite its valedictory title.
    • In his valedictory editorial in the latest issue of the Poetry Review, he could not contain his gloom any longer.
    • Some of the songs were previewed on the group's 2003 valedictory tour, while others have never been publicly aired.
    • Those of us who love Haydn adore his last large-scale work, this valedictory oratorio, to distraction.
    • ‘It used to worry me greatly that there are always people in an audience who are unmoved, unreached by what I do,’ she wrote in her diary of her valedictory year.
    • I also pay tribute to some of those who have given valedictory speeches here in the last few days.
    • The festival's valedictory function will be held on May 9.
    • Wolfenden High School, built in 1913 to hold 900 pupils, held a special valedictory service yesterday to mark its closure.
    • Some men rested inside the reception counter and office rooms, while some others added final touches to the venue for the valedictory session.
    • I sprinted to my seat with the rest of my classmates, just in time to hear the beginning of Katie's valedictory speech.
    • The new album draws its main inspiration from the band's annual tours of the Highlands and islands, much of it - aptly enough - striking an elegiac or valedictory note.
    • The last few years of his life found him making valedictory recordings with that label and with EMI.
    • He was the same when he left the Citizens' last year, insisting his interviews should not be valedictory celebrations of the past, but forward-looking speculations of the theatre's programme after he had gone.
    • As we move towards the end of this Parliament, with questions finishing today and people doing valedictory speeches, people are looking forward to getting out on the hustings.
    • Its melancholy cranes are lit at night not as a sign of vitality but as a valedictory salute to an industrial past for which most Glaswegians - particularly those who never banged a rivet - are nostalgic.
    • This Senate custom of valedictory speeches may look self-indulgent to some but I think is quite important in its own way.
    • They will take part in activities like memory games, personality development modules and even stage a Shakespeare play on the valedictory function on Saturday, the organisers said.
    • The final valedictory service will be held on Saturday starting at 7pm in the Cook Street hall, to mark a community link which goes back 114 years.
    • His new collection of shorter poems, Darkening Water, has as its title suggests a valedictory aspect.
    • Historians argue over the significance of these valedictory meditations.
    Synonyms
    farewell, goodbye, leaving, parting, departing, going away, last, final
nounˌvæləˈdɪkt(ə)riˌvaləˈdikt(ə)rē
  • A farewell address.

    告别演说

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In his valedictory, Barry refused to rule out a return to column-writing.
    • In September Macmillan will retire as curator and this exhibition is something of a valedictory - a testimony to his tenure, featuring works which he has helped to acquire.
    • His comeback turns out to be a sad valedictory.
    • All I can say is that I hope the previous member is proud of that speech, because it will be his valedictory.
    • As long as five years ago, the three main newsweeklies had locked up eminent presidential historians to write his valedictories.
    • Some members are suggesting this is my valedictory, but it just goes to show how ridiculous some of the statistics really are.
    • He delivered his talk as a kind of valedictory, describing his 16 year tenure at the institution.
    • He is the man whose next most significant speech will be his valedictory, and we will hear it in this Parliament.
    • How sad it is to write this brief valedictory for this senator who never abandoned the fiery passions that first fueled his entry into politics.
    Synonyms
    talk, address, lecture, discourse, oration, disquisition, peroration, declamation, deliverance, presentation
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