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remembrance

noun
🔊/rɪˈmembrəns/
🔊/rɪˈmembrəns/
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  1. [uncountable] the act or process of remembering an event in the past or a person who is dead纪念；记忆；回忆
    • in remembrance of somebody/something A service was held in remembrance of local soldiers killed in the war.为当地阵亡的战士举行了纪念仪式。🔊🔊
    • a remembrance service纪念仪式
    • (formal) He smiled at the remembrance of their first kiss.他想起了他们的初吻，露出了微笑。🔊🔊
    • a chapel/garden of remembrance (= in memory of people who have died)纪念死者的教堂／庭园
    Topics Religion and festivalsc2, Life stagesc2
  2. [countable] (formal) an object that causes you to remember somebody/something; a memory of somebody/something纪念品；纪念物；一段记忆
    • The cenotaph stands as a remembrance of those killed during the war.矗立着的纪念碑是对战争中死难者的纪念。🔊🔊
    • The group shared their remembrances of life at school.该小组分享了他们对学校生活的回忆。
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from remembrer, from late Latin rememorari ‘call to mind’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + Latin memor ‘mindful’.