“脱帽致敬”常见的英文表达是 “take off one's hat in salute” 或 “doff one's hat in respect”。
“take off one's hat in salute”:直白地描述了脱帽这一动作以及其目的是致意,“salute”有“敬礼;致敬”之意。例如:The soldiers took off their hats in salute as the general passed by.(将军经过时,士兵们脱帽致敬 。)
“doff one's hat in respect”:“doff”意为“脱下(帽子等)”,“in respect”表示“出于敬意”,整体表达脱帽以示敬意。例如:He doffed his hat in respect to the old man.(他向那位老人脱帽致敬 。)