parting
parting — noun
- partingsingular
- partingsplural
1. the moment when people say goodbye and go away from each other, especially when
the moment when people say goodbye and go away from each other, especially when the separation feels important or emotional.
At the station, Otis and his sister shared a silent parting before dawn.
parting at a travel departure point
The long parting from her childhood home left Roya in tears.
parting from + person/place
After graduation, Baraka's parting from the team felt harder than he expected.
Their parting at the hospital door was brief but deeply painful.
At the airport parting, the old friends promised to meet again.
- farewell
slightly more formal and often used in speeches or messages
- goodbye
the most everyday word for saying you are leaving
- separation
broader and less focused on the moment of saying goodbye
文法句型
a parting from + person/place
at parting
用法筆記
Most often refers to a meaningful goodbye between people, not simply being in different places. 'A parting from ...' sounds more literary than everyday 'saying goodbye'.
常見錯誤
2. the strip of scalp or visible line that appears when hair has been combed to fal
the strip of scalp or visible line that appears when hair has been combed to fall to different sides.
Sofia changed her parting to the middle before the wedding photos.
change + parting + to the middle
The barber gave Omar a sharp side parting and trimmed the back neatly.
side parting in hairstyle descriptions
After swimming, Sana's parting disappeared as her wet hair fell forward.
In the school play, Christopher wore a deep side parting to look older.
文法句型
a middle parting
a side parting
wear + a + parting
用法筆記
Usually modified by words like 'middle', 'side', or 'deep' when describing a hairstyle. Unlike sense 1, this meaning belongs to hair and appearance, not to saying goodbye.
常見錯誤
parting — adjective
- partingpositive
- more partingcomparative
- most partingsuperlative
1. said, given, or happening as people are about to leave each other at the end of
said, given, or happening as people are about to leave each other at the end of a meeting or relationship.
Minho left a parting note on the kitchen table before sunrise.
parting + note / message
Noa gave her grandmother a parting hug outside the clinic.
Rohan offered a parting smile as the last bus pulled away.
Sari's parting words to the volunteers were calm and encouraging.
- welcoming
describes the start of an encounter rather than the end
文法句型
parting + noun (words, smile, gift, kiss, glance)
用法筆記
Usually appears before a noun such as 'words', 'gift', 'kiss', or 'glance'. It sounds more literary than simply saying 'final' or 'goodbye'.