memento

/məˈmentəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /məˈmentəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /mə-ˈmen-(ˌ)tō nonstandard mō-/ (ame, mw)

memento — noun

  • mementosingular
  • mementosplural

1. a small object that you save so that you will remember a person, a place, or a s

1.名詞C1
釋義

a small object that you save so that you will remember a person, a place, or a special time later in your life

例句

Mauricio still keeps a pressed flower as a memento of his trip to Kyoto.

memento of + [event/place]

Élise gave each guest a small candle as a memento of the farewell party.

gave ... as a memento — function as a parting gift

同義詞
  • keepsake

    very close synonym; slightly warmer, suggests an object given between people

  • souvenir

    narrower — usually bought during travel; a memento can come from any event

  • remembrance

    more formal; often used at funerals or memorial events

  • token

    broader — a small object that stands for an idea (love, friendship); does not have to recall a specific event

文法句型

a memento of [event/person/place]

用法筆記

Subject is usually a small, personal physical object — a photograph, ticket, piece of jewellery, or small souvenir. Often used in the pattern 'a memento of [event/person]' to name what the object is meant to recall.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a memento for Paris.
✅I bought a memento of Paris.
💡use 'of' to name what the object reminds you of, not 'for'.
❌These photos are good mementoes of my childhood memory.
✅These photos are good mementos of my childhood.
💡a memento is the object itself; pairing it with 'memory' is redundant.