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commemoration

UK //kəˌmem.əˈreɪ.ʃən//US //kəˌmem.əˈreɪ.ʃən//

词源

源自拉丁语 'commemoratio',由 'com-'(共同)和 'memorare'(记住)组成,意为共同回忆或纪念。

noun

❶ 纪念活动或仪式,指为纪念某人或某事而举行的正式或非正式的活动,通常包含演讲、献花等环节。

“The city held a commemoration for the victims of the earthquake.”

(该市为地震遇难者举行了纪念活动。)

“A minute of silence was observed during the commemoration.”

(纪念仪式上人们默哀了一分钟。)

同义词:memorial, remembrance, observance

常见短语

in commemoration of — 为纪念某人或某事而做某事,常见于正式场合或历史事件的纪念活动中。

“They planted a tree in commemoration of their grandfather.”

(他们种了一棵树来纪念祖父。)