mementos

IPA/məmˈɛntəʊz/
KK[mɪmˈɛntoz]IPA/mɪmˈɛntoʊz/

mementos — noun

1. a small physical item that you keep because it brings back memories of a person,

1.名詞B1
釋義

a small physical item that you keep because it brings back memories of a person, a place, or something that happened in the past

例句

The tour guide kept a small stone from the Great Wall as a memento of her visit.

collocation: memento of + place

Grandpa showed us the seashell he had kept as a memento of his days at sea.

collocation: keep as a memento

同義詞
  • souvenir

    more common for something bought while traveling; less emotional weight

  • keepsake

    more personal and sentimental tone; often something given as a gift

  • reminder

    broader meaning — anything that makes you remember, not necessarily an object you treasure

文法句型

memento of + person/place/event

用法筆記

Often used with the preposition 'of' to specify what is being remembered. The plural form 'mementos' is more common than the singular 'memento' in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

❌I bought this shell as a souvenir of my trip to Hualien' (when meaning a personal reminder).
✅I kept this shell as a memento of my trip to Hualien.
💡'souvenir' is for something bought on a trip; 'memento' is any object kept for memories, even a found object like a shell.
❌I bought a fridge magnet as a memento of my trip to Tokyo.
✅I bought a fridge magnet as a souvenir of my trip to Tokyo.
💡'memento' works for any memory object, but 'souvenir' sounds more natural when the object was bought while traveling.