memento

IPA/məˈmentəʊ/
KK[mɪmˈɛnto]IPA/məˈmentəʊ/

memento — 名詞

  • 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

紀念物；遺物

用來懷念人事物的小物件

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.

Mauricio 至今仍保留著一朵壓花，作為他京都之旅的紀念物。

memento of + [event/place]

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

Élise 送給每位賓客一根小蠟燭，作為這場歡送會的紀念物。

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

常見搭配
  • a memento of
  • keep as a memento
  • treasured memento
  • small memento
  • personal memento
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.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • memento mori

常用片語

  • keep as a memento
  • treasured memento
  • small memento

介系詞搭配

  • memento of