Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3986
memorial
纪念碑；纪念物
A structure or object, such as a monument, that helps people remember a person or event.
- 1.
Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered.
纪念物,如纪念碑,用以纪念某人或某事
- 2.
a recognition of meritorious service
对杰出服务的表彰
- 3.
A chronicle or memoir.
编年史或回忆录
- 4.
a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority
与向权威机构提交的请愿书一起提交的事实书面陈述
- 5.
A service of remembrance or commemoration.
追思或纪念仪式
- 6.
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
为纪念人物或事件而建造的结构
- 7.
A statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc.
以呈请书形式向权威人士、法院或法庭、政府等陈述事实的文书。
纪念仪式；追悼会；陈情书；请愿书；表彰；嘉奖；编年史；回忆录；纪念物,如纪念碑,用以纪念某人或某事
In use
Every year on Remembrance Day, people lay wreaths at the war memorial in the town square.
A memorial for the victims of the earthquake was held in the local community center.
The park contains a small memorial dedicated to the founder of the city.
a memorial to sb/sth
表示纪念对象时常用介词to。
They built a memorial to the victims of the war.
他们为战争受害者建造了一座纪念碑。
memorial service
指悼念仪式，通常无遗体。
A memorial service will be held next Sunday.
追悼会将于下周日举行。
memorial day
注意首字母大写时特指美国阵亡将士纪念日。
Connections
Collocations
- war memorial
- 战争纪念碑
- They visited the war memorial to pay their respects.他们参观了战争纪念碑以表达敬意。
- memorial service
- 追悼会
- A memorial service will be held on Friday.追悼会将于星期五举行。
- memorial day
- 阵亡将士纪念日
- Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the US.阵亡将士纪念日是美国联邦假日。
- memorial plaque
- 纪念牌匾
- A memorial plaque was unveiled in his honor.为纪念他，一块纪念牌匾被揭幕。
- memorial fund
- 纪念基金
- The family set up a memorial fund for scholarships.家人设立了一个纪念基金用于奖学金。
- memorial garden
Learner notes
Memory Tip
memorial 含 'memory'，纪念物是记忆的载体。
Context & Register
通常用于正式或半正式场合，如纪念碑、纪念仪式等。语域中性偏正式，多出现在公共或官方语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words sharing the '-orial' ending: note that the stressed vowel in 'memorial' (/oʊ/) differs from the /ɔ/ in editorial, territorial, pictorial, and immemorial, so they are spelling matches but not perfect rhymes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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