单词 | welcome |
释义 | Word Frequency welcome(ˈwɛlkəm) adjective 1. gladly and cordially received or admitted a welcome guest 2. bringing pleasure or gratitude a welcome gift 3. freely permitted or invited you are welcome to call 4. under no obligation (only in such phrases as you're welcome or he's welcome, as conventional responses to thanks) sentence substitute 5. an expression of cordial greeting, esp to a person whose arrival is desired or pleasing noun 6. the act of greeting or receiving a person or thing; reception the new theory had a cool welcome 7. wear out one's welcome verb (transitive) 8. to greet the arrival of (visitors, guests, etc) cordially or gladly 9. to receive or accept, esp gladly Derived forms welcomely (ˈwelcomely) adverb welcomeness (ˈwelcomeness) noun welcomer (ˈwelcomer) noun Word origin C12: changed (through influence of well1) from Old English wilcuma (agent noun referring to a welcome guest), wilcume (a greeting of welcome), from wil will2 + cuman to come |
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