memorialize

/məˈmɔːriəlaɪz/ (bre, ipa) · /məˈmɔːriəlaɪz/ (ame, ipa) · /mə-ˈmȯr-ē-ə-ˌlīz/ (ame, mw)

memorialize — 動詞

  • memorializepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • memorializeshe / she / it
  • memorializedpast simple
  • memorializing-ing form

1. To build a statue, monument, or other lasting structure that keeps a person or e

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

建碑紀念

建碑塑像以紀念人或事件

To build a statue, monument, or other lasting structure that keeps a person or event in people's memories.

例句

The city council voted to memorialize the war heroes with a granite monument.

市議會投票決定建造花崗岩紀念碑，以紀念戰爭英雄。

memorialize + [person] + with + [concrete object]

A bronze statue was built to memorialize the famous scientist outside the university library.

大學圖書館前豎立了一座銅像，以紀念那位著名的科學家。

passive: be built to memorialize [person]

同義詞
  • commemorate

    Broader term — can refer to both physical memorials and ceremonies; 'memorialize' leans toward creating a lasting physical object.

  • immortalize

    Stronger connotation of making someone famous forever; often used in art, not just physical monuments.

  • honor

    More general; can mean showing respect in many ways, not necessarily building a physical structure.

文法句型

memorialize + noun phrase (person/event) + with + noun phrase (memorial object)

用法筆記

Object is typically a deceased person or a significant historical event. The result is always a physical structure — a statue, monument, building, or park.

常見錯誤

❌The school memorialized the principal with a ceremony.' (when no physical structure was built).
✅The school held a ceremony to commemorate the principal.
💡For non-physical remembrance, use sense 2 or choose 'commemorate' instead.

2. To do something special — such as holding a ceremony, naming something after som

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

追念

透過活動或創作等方式紀念

To do something special — such as holding a ceremony, naming something after someone, or creating a work of art — that makes sure a person or event will be remembered.

例句

The Wang family set up a scholarship fund to memorialize their daughter's work with special needs children.

王家設立了獎學金，以追念女兒在特教領域的貢獻。

set up [fund] to memorialize [person]'s work

The school holds an annual ceremony to memorialize the principal who served for forty years.

學校每年舉辦紀念儀式，追念那位服務了四十年的校長。

hold [ceremony] to memorialize [person]

同義詞
  • commemorate

    More frequent and slightly less formal; can be used in many of the same contexts as sense 2 of 'memorialize'.

  • pay tribute to

    Focuses on showing respect; often used in speeches and formal events rather than creating lasting reminders.

  • remember

    Everyday word; does not carry the formal, deliberate, public-action sense that 'memorialize' carries.

反義詞
  • forget

    The opposite of keeping someone or something in memory.

文法句型

memorialize + noun phrase + by/through + gerund/noun phrase

passive: be memorialized

用法筆記

Unlike sense 1, the act of remembrance does not need to involve a physical structure. Common in formal contexts such as dedications, official ceremonies, and fundraising for named funds or scholarships.

常見錯誤

❌I memorialized my grandmother by thinking about her.' (too casual and internal).
✅The family planted a garden to memorialize their grandmother.
💡'Memorialize' needs a public, deliberate action, not a private thought.