farewell

UK /ˌfeəˈwel/ US /ˌferˈwel/

n. 告别，辞别；再见；再会

int. 别了！（常含有永别或不容易再见面的意思）；再会！

adj. 告别的

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

离别时对善意的承认或表示

the act of departing politely

礼貌地离开的行为

剑桥英语词典中的解释：

an occasion when someone says goodbye:

某人说再见的场合:

例句：We said our sad farewells and got on the bus.

我们悲伤地告别后上了公交车。

例句：He bid us both a fond (= affectionate) farewell.

他深情地向我们俩道别。

done at the time someone is leaving a place or job:

当某人要离开一个地方或工作时:

a farewell speech

告别演讲

a farewell party

告别会

例句：We gave Latoya a farewell party on her last day.

我们在拉托亚最后一天为她举行了一个告别会。

dictionary.com上的解释：

Interjection 感叹词

goodby; may you fare well:

再见；祝你一路顺风：

Farewell, and may we meet again in happier times.

再见了，愿我们在更幸福的日子里重逢。/再见，愿我们在更快乐的时光里再次相见。

Noun 名词

an expression of good wishes at parting:

告别时表达的良好祝愿:

They made their farewells and left.

他们告别后离开了。

leave-taking; departure:

告别;离职:

a fond farewell.

依依惜别。

a party given to a person who is about to embark on a long journey, retire, leave an organization, etc.

为即将踏上长途旅行、退休、离开组织等的人举办的聚会。

Adjective 形容词

parting; valedictory; final:

离别;告别;最后:

a farewell performance.

告别演出。

vocabulary.com上写的farewell的定义：

If you’re saying goodbye to someone you might not see for long time, say farewell, preferably while waving a hankie from the Queen Mary before it sails across the Atlantic. Farewell is a fancy way to say goodbye.

A farewell is also an expression of good wishes at a parting. If you’re leaving a job after being there a long time, your co-workers might throw you a farewell party. Farewell is an expression, like "goodbye," but also a noun — if you like to leave without a lot of fuss, you don’t like long farewells. Farewell is a combination of fare and well. Fare comes from the Old English word faran, which means "to journey."

大概意思是：

如果你要和一个你可能很长时间都见不到的人道别，farewell是一种别致的告别方式。

farewell也是离别时表达美好祝愿的一种方式。一份干了很久的工作要离职时，你的同事可能会为你举办一个告别会/欢送会（farewell party）。Farewell是fare和well的结合。Fare来自古英语单词faran，意思是“旅行”。

farewell 和goodbye的区别：

找到很多版本，仅供参考。

goodbye更口语化，farewell更正式farewell 常含有不容易再见面的意思，在书面中有些文学性的表达，如“永别”等的意思。farewell常含“永别了”的意思百，可能今后都不会再见。goodbye就是普度通的再见，一种礼貌用词。farewell比较正式，往往用在书面上，但是现在口语中说也常常带有玩笑的味道，比如“ farewells guys ”, 大家再见喽。goodbye只是很普通的再见，通常不用在正式书面上。知乎上有个人说：Farewell只有在同事离职的时候会用到，而且也不会说出口，通常书面邀请会写"farewell party"不会有人真的张嘴跟你说"farewell"。

如何写一封得体的Farewell Email

以下是离职前一封正式而精简的Farewell Email例子：（收藏备用）

Dear all,

如果想用亲切点的语气，可以用：

Dear colleagues and friends,

Content 內文

As you may have heard, I am bidding adieu to _______ Company.

你或已知悉，我将要离开_______公司。

I would like to take this chance to thank you all for your support and guidance these years.

我想借此机会，感谢你们这些年来的支持与指导。

I cherish all the valuable experience that I have gained and it’s been a great time here working with you.

我很珍惜与你们共事所获得的宝贵经验。

Keep in Touch 保持联系

「今日留一线，日后好相见。」离开不代表从此断绝来往，毕竟在职场上，说不定某天有机会再共事。可以的话，不妨留下私人电邮和电话号码作日后联络，表现出你是一个重视关系的人，亦能告诉「旧同事」即使离开也能做朋友。

It might be my last day here, but we can still keep in touch.

今天是我在公司的最后一天，但我们仍可保持联络。

You may contact me at _______ or by phone at _______, so don’t hesitate to reach out whenever.

你随时可以用电邮或电话联系我。

Complimentary Close 结束语

I wish you all the best in the future.

祝大家一切順利。

或

Thanks again and wish you all the best in the coming years.

再次感谢大家，祝你们来年一切顺利。

或

It has been a pleasure working with you and I wish you all the very best.

能与各位共事是我的荣幸，祝福你们。

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