memento
noun /məˈmentəʊ/
/məˈmentəʊ/
(plural mementoes, mementos)
- a thing that you keep or give to somebody to remind you or them of a person or place
纪念品 - a memento of our trip to Italy
我们意大利之旅的纪念品
- The director will be presented with a memento for his long years of service.
主管为公司效力多年，为此他将得到一份纪念品。 - 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。 - They gave him a watch as a memento of his time with the company.
他们送了他一块手表作为曾在公司供职的纪念品。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- family
- personal
- precious
- …
- be presented with
- receive
- keep
- …
- as a memento
- memento for
- memento from
- …
词源late Middle English (denoting a prayer of commemoration): from Latin, literally ‘remember!’, imperative of meminisse. - a memento of our trip to Italy