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memento

UK //mɪˈmentəʊ//US //məˈmentoʊ//

词源

源自拉丁语 'memento'(记住),是动词 'meminisse'(记忆)的命令形式,16世纪进入英语。

noun

❶ 指用于纪念某人或某事的物品,通常能唤起人们对特定时刻或经历的回忆,如旅行纪念品或逝者遗物。

“She kept the seashell as a memento of her trip to the beach.”

(她保留着那个贝壳作为海滩之旅的纪念。)

“The old watch was his only memento of his grandfather.”

(那块旧手表是他对祖父唯一的纪念物。)

同义词:keepsake, souvenir, reminder, relic

常见短语

memento mori — 拉丁语短语,意为“记住你终将死亡”,常被用作艺术或文学主题,提醒人们生命的短暂。

“The painting included a skull as a memento mori.”

(这幅画中包含了一个骷髅头作为“记住死亡”的象征。)