salutation

英 [ˌsæljuˈteɪʃn]

美 [ˌsæljuˈteɪʃn]

n. 招呼; 致意; 打招呼; 致意的动作; (信函中如Dear Sir之类的)称呼语

复数：salutations　

BNC.33246 / COCA.26613

牛津词典

noun

招呼；致意；打招呼；致意的动作
something that you say to welcome or say hello to sb; the action of welcoming or saying hello to sb
（信函中如Dear Sir之类的）称呼语
the words that are used in a letter to address the person you are writing to, for example ‘Dear Sir’

N-COUNT 招呼;致意
Salutationor asalutationis a greeting to someone.
1. Jackson nodded a salutation...
  杰克逊点头打招呼。
2. The old man moved away, raising his hand in salutation.
  老人一边举手致意一边走远了。
(书信开头的)称呼语
Thesalutationof a letter is the phrase that is used at the beginning of it, such as 'Dear Sir' or 'Dear Mr Rodd'.

noun

word of greeting used to begin a letter
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
Synonym:greeting
an act of honor or courteous recognition
1. a musical salute to the composer on his birthday
Synonym:salute

My question is whether to use a colon, comma, or dash after the salutation.
称谓后面是要用冒号、逗点还是破折号。
So what's an appropriate salutation for Americans?
那么，对美国人而言，什么才是适当的问候语？
Such is the salutation to the dawn.
这就是你对黎明的敬礼。
Jackson nodded a salutation
杰克逊点头打招呼。
The Dragon Boat Festival there is every kind of culture, the Dragon Boat Festival is just to give our heart to different cultures to a salutation.
端午节里面有各式各样的文化，端午节只不过是给了我们内心一个向不同的文化去致敬的理由。
They came in the silence of hunger, and scarce growled a salutation, but fell instantly to meat.
他们饥肠辘辘，默默地几乎谁也不招呼谁，马上动手吃起肉来。
Besides, a memorandum does not need a salutation and complimentary close.
另外，备忘录中通常不用称呼及结尾敬语。
After hailing the morn with this second salutation, he threw a boot at the woman as a third.
他用这种致敬的方式问了早安之后，便把靴子向那女人掷去作为第三次问候。
In one salutation to thee, my God, let all my senses spread out and touch this world at thy feet.
在我向你合十膜拜之中，我的上帝，让我一切的感知都舒展在你的脚下，接触这个世界。
Love is the salutation of the angels to the stars.
爱，便是众天使向群星的膜拜。