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adieu

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++a·dieu /əˈdjuː/ noun (plural adieus or adieux /əˈdjuːz/) [countable] literary  GOODBYEgoodbye 道别;再见 He bid her adieu. 他向她道别。adieu interjection
Examples from the Corpus
adieuWithin an hour he had kissed Maeve adieu and they were on the road south to Westminster.They bade both the merchant and his paramour adieu.bid ... adieuThe lady prioress, a pure wool cloak wrapped around her, came down to bid us adieu.
Origin adieu (1300-1400) French to God
a·dieu nounChineseSyllable
Corpus goodbye


adieu
adieu /əˈdjuː/ noun (plural adieus or adieux /əˈdjuːz/) [countable] literary
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: French
 Origin: __to God__
goodbye:
    He bid her adieu.
—adieu interjection


adieuBrE /əˈdjuː/ 🔊NAmE /əˈduː/ 🔊 exclamation (from French) (old use or literary) goodbye 再见I bid you adieu. 向你道别。🔊🔊