commemorate
verb /kəˈmeməreɪt/
/kəˈmeməreɪt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they commemorate | /kəˈmeməreɪt/ /kəˈmeməreɪt/ |
| he / she / it commemorates | /kəˈmeməreɪts/ /kəˈmeməreɪts/ |
| past simple commemorated | /kəˈmeməreɪtɪd/ /kəˈmeməreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle commemorated | /kəˈmeməreɪtɪd/ /kəˈmeməreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form commemorating | /kəˈmeməreɪtɪŋ/ /kəˈmeməreɪtɪŋ/ |
- commemorate something/somebody to remind people of an important event or person from the past with a special action or object; to exist to remind people of a person or an event from the past
（用…）纪念；作为…的纪念 - A series of movies will be shown to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of his death.
将放映一系列电影来纪念他逝世三十周年。 - A plaque commemorates the battle.
设了一块匾额来纪念那次战役。
WordfinderTopics Religion and festivalsc1- anniversary
- birthday
- celebrate
- commemorate
- festivity
- jubilee
- occasion
- parade
- party
- reception
Collocations DictionaryCommemorate is used with these nouns as the subject:- ceremony
- festival
- memorial
- …
词源late 16th cent.: from Latin commemorat- ‘brought to remembrance’, from the verb commemorare, from com- ‘altogether’ + memorare ‘relate’ (from memor ‘mindful’). - A series of movies will be shown to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of his death.