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memento

英 [mɪ'mentəʊ] 美

解释

n. 纪念品，引起回忆的东西

※ 提供单词"memento"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

memento 纪念品

来自拉丁语memento,记忆，来自mens,思想，思考，词源同mind,mnemonic.引申词义纪念品。其拼写me-为-men的韵律重复构词。

英文词源

memento (n.): c. 1400, "Psalm cxxxi in the Canon of the Mass" (which begins with the Latin word Memento and in which the dead are commemorated), from Latin memento "remember," imperative of meminisse "to remember, recollect, think of, bear in mind," a reduplicated form, related to mens "mind" (see mind (n.)). Meaning "reminder, object serving as a warning" is from 1580s; sense of "keepsake" is first recorded 1768.

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例句和用法

1. a memento of our trip to Italy: 我们意大利之旅的纪念品

2. The photos will be a permanent memento of your wedding.: 这些照片会成为你婚礼的永久纪念.

3. My friend gave me his picture as a memento before going away.: 我的朋友在离别前给我一张照片留作纪念品.

4. Please give your autograph as a memento.: 请题名留念.

5. More anglers are taking cameras when they go fishing to provide a memento of catches.: 更多的垂钓者去钓鱼的时候带上了照相机，以便钓上鱼后留个纪念。