keepsakes

IPA/kˈiːpseɪks/
KK[kˈipsˌeks]IPA/kˈiːpsˌeɪks/

keepsakes — 名詞

1. small gifts that people give you so you will think of them or remember a shared

1.名詞B1
釋義

留念禮物

別人送來作紀念的小禮物

small gifts that people give you so you will think of them or remember a shared event later.

例句

Jabari kept the scarf and note from his sister as keepsakes while he was abroad.

Jabari 在國外生活時，把姊姊送他的圍巾和紙條留著，當作留念禮物。

keep + as keepsakes

Charlotte gave her nieces two silver bracelets as keepsakes before moving to Canada.

Charlotte 在搬去加拿大前，送了兩個銀手環給姪女們當留念禮物。

give + keepsakes

同義詞
  • souvenir

    usually tied to travel or a public event rather than to one person

  • memento

    more formal; can be any reminder of a person or occasion

  • token

    often a small symbolic gift, but not always something kept for years

文法句型

give + keepsakes

keep + as keepsakes

keepsakes from + person/event

用法筆記

Usually refers to items given to mark a relationship or a moment such as a wedding, graduation, farewell, or camp trip. Distinguish from sense 2: here the focus is on the act of giving, not simply on keeping an old object.

常見錯誤

❌The school gave every student a keepsake pen to write the test.
✅The school gave every student a keepsake pen after graduation.
💡A keepsake is given as a reminder of a person or event, not for its practical job.

2. objects that someone holds on to because they carry personal memories or emotion

2.名詞B2
釋義

紀念物件

因回憶或情感而珍藏的小東西

objects that someone holds on to because they carry personal memories or emotional value, even when they are simple or old.

例句

Feng sorted through family keepsakes before selling the apartment after his parents died.

Feng 在賣掉父母過世後留下的公寓前，先整理了一遍家裡的紀念物件。

family keepsakes

Élise keeps old cinema tickets in a tin with other keepsakes from university.

Élise 把舊電影票放在鐵盒裡，和其他大學時期留下的紀念物件收在一起。

keepsakes from + period of life

同義詞
  • mementos

    more formal; often used in writing about memory and remembrance

  • heirlooms

    usually more valuable and passed down through a family

  • souvenirs

    more strongly linked to travel or a public place than to private family memory

文法句型

family keepsakes

box of keepsakes

keepsakes from + time/person

用法筆記

Often appears with old family objects, letters, tickets, and photographs kept in a box, drawer, or chest. Distinguish from sense 1: the item may never have been a gift; what matters here is the memory attached to it.

常見錯誤

❌The museum sold keepsakes from the dinosaur show.
✅The museum sold souvenirs from the dinosaur show.
💡Keepsakes are usually personal objects someone saves, not standard items sold to every visitor.