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commemorate something
The monument commemorates the victory.
这座纪念碑纪念这场胜利。
纪念，庆祝
commemorates — third person singular of commemorate
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
纪念，庆祝
to remember and show respect for a person or event, especially with a ceremony or memorial
The monument commemorates the victory.
这座纪念碑纪念这场胜利。
通过仪式或物品纪念某人或某事
To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.
作为对某人或某事的纪念。
To serve as a memorial to someone or something.
commemorate
Base
原形
commemorates
3rd person
第三人称单数
commemorating
-ing
现在分词
commemorated
Past
过去式
commemorated
Past participle
过去分词
We commemorate Remembrance Day every year.
我们每年纪念阵亡将士纪念日。
The monument commemorated the soldiers who died in the war.
这座纪念碑纪念在战争中牺牲的士兵。
They are commemorating the founding of the city with a parade.
他们正用游行来纪念城市的建立。
commemorate 常用于纪念重要事件或人物，常与 monument, ceremony 等搭配。
Every year, we commemorate the founding of our school with a special ceremony.
每年，我们都以特别的仪式纪念学校的成立。
The statue was built to commemorate the brave soldiers who died in the war.
这座雕像是为了纪念在战争中牺牲的勇敢士兵而建造的。
They held a concert to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the band's first album.
他们举办了一场音乐会，以纪念该乐队第一张专辑发行50周年。
The monument commemorates the victory.
这座纪念碑纪念这场胜利。
We commemorate the soldiers every year.
我们每年纪念这些士兵。
They commemorated the event with a ceremony.
他们用一场仪式纪念这一事件。
Not this
We commemorate for the soldiers who died in the war.
Use this
We commemorate the soldiers who died in the war.
commemorate 是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，不需要介词 for。
Not this
We commemorated her birthday with a big party.
Use this
We celebrated her birthday with a big party.
commemorate 用于纪念庄重或悲痛的事件，生日等愉快场合应用 celebrate。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
纪念一个事件
The museum was built to commemorate the historic event.
这座博物馆是为了纪念这一历史事件而建造的。
纪念周年
They held a ceremony to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the school.
他们举行了一个仪式来纪念建校十周年。
纪念遇难者
A monument was erected to commemorate the victims of the earthquake.
建立了一座纪念碑以纪念地震中的遇难者。
纪念某人
This statue commemorates the great leader who led the country to independence.
这座雕像纪念的是那位领导国家走向独立的伟大领袖。
纪念死者
Every year, we hold a ceremony to commemorate the dead.
每年我们都举行仪式来纪念死者。
纪念这一时刻
They released a special edition stamp to commemorate the occasion.
他们发行了一张特别版邮票来纪念这一时刻。
用纪念碑纪念
The city decided to commemorate the hero with a monument in the park.
该市决定在公园里竖立一座纪念碑来纪念这位英雄。
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联想：co-共同 + memor记忆 + -ate动词，大家共同记住一件事，就是“纪念”。
语域：formal 常见场景：纪念活动、节日庆典、历史事件纪念 commemorate 多用于正式场合，如纪念仪式、节日庆典等，通常带有庄重、缅怀的意味。
None of these words rhyme with 'commemorate' because their stressed vowels or syllables differ. They are included for spelling comparison, sharing the '-ate' suffix.
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