英和和英

名詞

leave-taking (countable and uncountable, plural leave-takings)

1. The process of saying goodbye.

   The diplomat's formal leave-taking took up most of the day.

   • 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 43:

     “After the leave-taking of the king, war broke out between us and the Swedes.”

2. The act or process of taking leave (time away from work)
   • 1998, Mindy Fried, Taking Time: Parental Leave Policy and Corporate Culture, page 53:

     As a mother and a middle manager, Sasha had given a lot of thought to the issue of leave-taking.

同意語

アナグラム

• taking leave