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memento

noun
🔊/məˈmentəʊ/
🔊/məˈmentəʊ/
(plural mementoes, mementos)
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  1. a thing that you keep or give to somebody to remind you or them of a person or place纪念品 synonym souvenir
    • a memento of our trip to Italy我们意大利之旅的纪念品
    Extra Examples
    • The director will be presented with a memento for his long years of service.主管为公司效力多年，为此他将得到一份纪念品。
    • The photos will be a permanent memento of your wedding.这些照片会成为你婚礼的永久纪念。
    • They gave him a watch as a memento of his time with the company.他们送了他一块手表作为曾在公司供职的纪念品。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • family
    • personal
    • precious
    • …
    verb + memento
    • be presented with
    • receive
    • keep
    • …
    preposition
    • as a memento
    • memento for
    • memento from
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a prayer of commemoration): from Latin, literally ‘remember!’, imperative of meminisse.