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单词 memorial
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memorial
noun[C]
uk
/məˈmɔː.ri.əl/us
/məˈmɔːr.i.əl/
C2
anobject, oftenlargeand made ofstone, that has beenbuilttohonourafamouspersonorevent:
纪念物；纪念碑
awarmemorial战争纪念碑
Thestatuewaserectedas a memorialtothose whodiedin thewar.这尊雕像是为纪念战争中死去的人而竖立的。
picture of memorial
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(alsomemorial service)
aceremonytoremembersomeone who hasdied, which usuallytakesplaceafter they have beenburiedorcremated(=burned):
Hisfamilyisplanningapublicmemorial, to beheldinSeptember.
He did notattenda memorialcommemoratingthe 100thanniversaryof thearmisticethatendedWorldWar I.
More examples
  • Thewarmemorial waserectedin 1950.
  • Thewarmemorial wasdedicatedto bothJewsand Gentiles.
  • Thechapelwasraisedas a memorial to herson.
  • Helaidthewreathreverentlyinfrontof the memorial.
  • The memorial to those who haddiedin thewarwasunveiledin 1948 by the Queen.
  • Thousands ofpeopleattendeda memorial tovictimsof Monday'sshooting.
  • He will give theblessingat a memorialhonouringthe 100thanniversaryof the war's end.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Gravestones and monuments
  • bluestone
  • cairn
  • cenotaph
  • colossus
  • epitaph
  • gravestone
  • headstone
  • memorialize
  • monolith
  • monument
  • obelisk
  • rest
  • rest in peaceidiom
  • rip
  • Stonehenge
  • the Eiffel Tower
  • the Statue of Liberty
  • tombstone
  • war memorial

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Ceremonies
memorial
adjective[before noun]
uk
/məˈmɔː.ri.əl/us
/məˈmɔːr.i.əl/
done torememberapersonorpeoplewho havedied:
用以纪念的，纪念性的；追悼的
Hundreds ofpeoplecame to Professor Conner's memorialservice.数百人参加了康纳教授的追悼仪式。
The memorialgardenisdedicatedto those whodiedin theaccident.谨以这座纪念花园献给那些在事故中失去生命的人们。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Remembering people who have died
  • bereaved
  • bereavement
  • epitaph
  • grief
  • grieve
  • grieving
  • in memory ofsomeoneidiom
  • lamented
  • memento mori
  • memorial card
  • Memorial Day
  • memory
  • mourning
  • remembrance
  • Remembrance Day
  • rest
  • rest in peaceidiom
  • rip
  • shrine
  • wake
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(Definition ofmemorialfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
memorial
noun[C]
uk
/məˈmɔː.ri.əl/us
/məˈmɔːr.i.əl/
C2
anobject, oftenlargeand made ofstone, that has beenbuilttohonourafamouspersonorevent
纪念物；纪念碑
awarmemorial战争纪念碑
Thestatuewaserectedas a memorialtothose whodiedin thewar.这尊雕像是为纪念战争中死去的人而竖立的。
More examples
  • Thewarmemorial waserectedin 1950.
  • Thewarmemorial wasdedicatedto both Jews and Gentiles.
  • Thechapelwasraisedas a memorial to herson.
  • Helaidthewreathreverentlyinfrontof the memorial.
  • The memorial to those who haddiedin thewarwasunveiledin 1948 by the Queen.
memorial
adjective[before noun]
uk
/məˈmɔː.ri.əl/us
/məˈmɔːr.i.əl/
done torememberapersonorpeoplewho havedied
用以纪念的，纪念性的；追悼的
Hundreds ofpeoplecame to Professor Conner's memorialservice.数百人参加了康纳教授的追悼仪式。
The memorialgardenisdedicatedto those whodiedin theaccident.谨以这座纪念花园献给那些在事故中失去生命的人们。

memorial| American Dictionary

memorial
noun[C]
us
/məˈmɔr·i·əl,-ˈmoʊr-/
anobjectmade inordertohonorapersonorevent:
Thestatueis a memorial to those whodiedin thewar.
A memorialserviceis aneventheldtorememberapersonwho hasdied.
(Definition ofmemorialfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmemorial

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The immense pressure on space necessitated, and the turnover of families facilitated some re-use of graves and removal of memorials in both cities.
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Three memorials was brought out hastily to forestall pirate editions.
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Civic memorials were erected to provide sites that could mediate personal grief, to console and to provide a sense of community.
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The ship's movements were reported to the throne in memorials from the governors and governors-general of the coastal provinces.
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Until today, at each end of a term of the year, offices inside and outside the capital must present memorials on population registers, city temples, revenues from taxes, and granaries.
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Monuments, memorials, museums, street names : how have these most visible forms of history been marked by understandings of public participation, geography, visuality, profitability and social progress ?
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The modern memorials are deteriorating.
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The cemeteries and memorials in the former war zone did not merely represent a cluster of the respective national memories, but were sites of cultural conflict and exchange.
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There are memorials on which there are lists of names of hundreds of people who died in colliery catastrophes.
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There is no national planning policy guidance expressly relating to the location of war memorials in general.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Provision for the preservation or recording of memorials to the dead is contained in existing legislation concerning the development of burial grounds.
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Memorials have been received on this subject, and the matter is still under consideration.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The subject of war memorials is one which must be approached with discretion.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The memorials of the fallen may be accompanied by marks of mourning or gratitude or honour, and different nations express these sentiments in different ways.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I have received memorials to the effect mentioned from a number of branches of the union.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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Collocationswithmemorial

memorial

These are words often used in combination withmemorial.

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fitting memorial
The editors of the volume organized the conference, which finds afittingmemorialin this collection.
From theCambridge English Corpus
memorial chapel
It also uses the officers' mess and maintains the memorial chapel opposite, which was built entirely by public subscription.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
memorial fund
A grant of £4,000 out of thememorialfundhas already been given to some of the persons involved.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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