mementoes

mementoes — 名詞

1. a physical item — such as a ticket, a photograph, or a small gift — that you kee

1.名詞B1
釋義

紀念品

保存以回憶人、地或事的物品

a physical item — such as a ticket, a photograph, or a small gift — that you keep because it brings back memories of a person, a place, or an event from your past

例句

Mei-Lin keeps the concert ticket on her desk as a memento of her trip to Taipei.

Mei-Lin 把演唱會門票放在書桌上，當作去台北旅行的紀念品。

keeps [noun] as a memento of [event/place]

Diego brought back a small wooden carving from Peru as a memento for his grandmother.

Diego 從祕魯帶回一個小木雕，送給祖母當作紀念品。

同義詞
  • souvenir

    more general, often used for objects bought while travelling; less emotionally personal than memento

  • keepsake

    more intimate and warm, typically a small personal object given by or associated with a loved one

  • token

    broader meaning; can refer to a symbolic gesture or an object, not necessarily physical

文法句型

memento of [person/place/event]

keep [noun] as a memento

用法筆記

The plural form can be spelled either mementoes or mementos; both are common in written English. Memento is a countable noun and requires a determiner (a, the, my, etc.) in singular form.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a memento souvenir from the shop.
✅I bought a souvenir from the shop.' or 'I bought a memento from the shop.
💡memento and souvenir overlap in meaning; using both together is redundant.
❌This photo is memento of our trip.
✅This photo is a memento of our trip.
💡memento is a countable noun and needs an article or determiner in the singular.