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单词 commemorate
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commemorate
verb[T]
uk
/kəˈmem.ə.reɪt/us
/kəˈmem.ə.reɪt/
C2
torememberofficiallyand giverespectto agreatpersonorevent,especiallyby apublicceremonyor by making astatueorspecialbuilding:
（尤指举行公开仪式或竖立雕塑或专门建筑）纪念，缅怀
Gathered all together in thischurch, we commemorate those wholosttheirlivesin thewar.我们齐聚在这座教堂里，缅怀那些在大战中丧生的人们。
Astatuehas beenbuiltto commemorate the 100thanniversaryof the poet'sbirthday.为纪念诗人百年诞辰建起了一尊雕像。
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Remembering, reminding and reminders
(Definition ofcommemoratefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

commemorate| American Dictionary

commemorate
verb[T]
us
/kəˈmem·əˌreɪt/
to showhonorto thememoryof animportantpersonoreventin aspecialway:
Theceremoniescommemorated the 20thanniversaryof thefoundingof theschool.

commemorative

adjectiveus
/kəˈmem·ər·ə·t̬ɪv/
The Elvis Presley commemorativestampwaseagerlyboughtbycollectors.
(Definition ofcommemoratefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcommemorate

commemorate
Although disruptive from the point of view of heritage preservation, these two popular practices follow the established conventions of commemorating or advertising a superior achievement.
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A few years ago a cultural initiative was established in order to revisit andcommemoratethe history of the quarry through various cultural events.
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However, this interpretation of the text rests upon a number of false assumptions regarding its manuscript tradition and the celebrity of the martyrs it commemorates.
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As will be shown below, medical eponyms can also employ names from nonmedical areas, where typicality rather than priority is commemorated.
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Changes to names could indicate religious loyalties, desires tocommemoratedeceased family members and long-term transformations in selfperceptions of families.
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Chapter 9 surveys the ways that the conflict has been commemorated and recalled both fictionally and factually over the past century.
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Sublime moments of creation are either transiently performed or statically commemorated and 'recalled' in the oratorio.
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In this model, obituaries-like the world of the lives theycommemorate-have only a finite amount of room.
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Among these are volumes commemorating deceased persons which are distributed to participants at cremation ceremonies.
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Funeral monuments were most adept in commemorating bishops where the tombs had some curious distinction.
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Second, its annual festivals and those commemorating the spirits of the military dead are important rituals for the shrine.
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Its length permits full recall of the important accomplishments to be commemorated, and the syllabic style conveys every word clearly to the audience.
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His lifetime's work and his insight into the importance of anatomy for understanding the brain are aptly commemorated in this publication.
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An evaluation of what has been remembered and commemorated and how that has happened can provide insights into the construction of the discipline.
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Essays tocommemoratethe centennial of his death.
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