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remembrance

UK //rɪˈmɛmbrəns//US //rɪˈmɛmbrəns//

词源

源自中古英语 'remembraunce',来自古法语 'remembrance',最终源于拉丁语 'rememorari'(回忆)。

noun

❶ 指对某人或某事的记忆或回忆,通常带有情感色彩,可以是个人或集体的纪念行为。

“The monument stands in remembrance of the soldiers who died in the war.”

(这座纪念碑是为了纪念在战争中牺牲的士兵。)

“She kept the photo as a remembrance of her grandmother.”

(她保留这张照片作为对祖母的纪念。)

同义词:memory, recollection, commemoration, memento, keepsake

常见短语

in remembrance of — 为了纪念某人或某事,常用于正式场合或纪念活动中。

“They planted a tree in remembrance of their friend.”

(他们种了一棵树来纪念他们的朋友。)