leave-taking

/ˈliːv teɪkɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈliːv teɪkɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlēv-ˌtā-kiŋ/ (ame, mw)

leave-taking — noun

1. the final exchange people have when they are about to go in different directions

1.名詞C1
釋義

the final exchange people have when they are about to go in different directions.

例句

At the gate, Gita's quiet leave-taking with her father lasted only a minute.

leave-taking with + person before departure

The nurses paused their work to watch Christopher's leave-taking from the old hospital ward.

leave-taking from + place or group

同義詞
  • farewell

    more ceremonial or emotional, and often used in speeches

  • goodbye

    the ordinary everyday word people actually say

  • parting

    broader and less literary than 'leave-taking'

反義詞
  • greeting

    happens when people meet instead of separate

  • reunion

    focuses on meeting again after time apart

文法句型

leave-taking + with + [person]

leave-taking + at + [place]

brief/final/tearful + leave-taking

用法筆記

Usually appears in formal or literary English rather than in everyday conversation. People normally say 'goodbye' in speech, while 'leave-taking' names the whole scene or moment of parting.

常見錯誤

❌We said a leave-taking at the door.
✅We said goodbye at the door.
💡'leave-taking' is a formal noun for the parting scene, not the usual everyday phrase.