farewell

Compared meaning: the act of saying goodbye (noun).

比较义项：告别，离别（名词）。

• farewell 本词

  Farewell refers to the goodbye occasion or act itself (a party, a speech, or words spoken), and sounds fairly formal; it usually implies that words are exchanged.

  farewell指告别这一场合或行为本身（如聚会、演讲或所说的话），语气较为正式，通常意味着有言语上的告别。

  Colleagues organized a small farewell for him before he moved abroad.

  同事们在他出国前为他办了一个小小的告别会。

• parting

  Parting emphasizes the moment of separating and the emotion involved, often sadness, without requiring any words to be exchanged; it is common in literary or wistful contexts.

  parting强调分离的那一刻及其伴随的情感（常常是伤感），不一定包含言语上的告别，常见于文学性或伤感的语境中。

  Their parting was painful, though neither of them said a word.

  他们的离别很痛苦，尽管两人都没有说一句话。

Farewell and parting both mean leaving someone, but they differ. Farewell focuses on the goodbye words or occasion, like a party or speech, and sounds formal. Parting focuses on the moment of separation and the feeling, often sadness, without needing words.

farewell和parting都可以指离别的场合，但侧重点不同：farewell强调“说再见”这一行为或话语，语气较为正式庄重，常见于告别聚会、告别演讲等场合；parting则强调分离本身及其伴随的情感（常含伤感），不一定包含言语上的告别，语气更偏文学化。