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单词 memento mori
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memento mori
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/məˌmen.təʊˈmɔː.ri/us
/-toʊˈmɔːr.i/
pluralmemento mori
something thatremindspeoplethat everyone mustdie:
令人联想起死亡的食物；死的象征
Thepaintingfeaturesahumanskull, theclassicmementomori.油画中有一个人的头骨，这是经典的死亡象征。
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Remembering people who have died
(Definition ofmemento morifrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmemento mori

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The power of performers, she astutely claims, invariably appears in a double light, 'as warnings and asmementomori, but also as a salute' (53).
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He writes that the photographs 'stand as a "mementomori", presenting an architecture of memory - a recollection of function without utility, of space without time'.
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This "mementomori" underlines that the painting was intended to serve as a lesson to the viewers.
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The most obvious places to look for "mementomori" meditations are in funeral art and architecture.
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Related but distinct is the expression "mementomori" (remember that you are mortal) which carries some of the same connotation as "carpe diem".
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On the sides of the chest are carvings including amementomori, achievements, and panels with drapes and cherubim.
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It was painted in gratitude for the gift of life, not as a "mementomori".
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The back wall has an inscribed panel surrounded by scrolls andmementomori.
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The relentless ticking of a clock or watch, and the slow but certain movement of its hands, functioned as a visible and audible "mementomori".
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The instrument has often doubled as amementomori.
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As a result the off-screen deaths of non-player characters felt more poignant and an example ofmementomori.
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Similar to "carpe diem" or "mementomori", it implies that one should enjoy life, even if that entails taking risks.
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Venetian painters of the 16th century elaborated moral allegories for their patrons, and "mementomori" was a common theme.
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For art historians, "mementomori" refers to specific artistic or symbolic reminders of the above.
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In his self-portrait, we see a typical puritan "mementomori" with a skull, suggesting his imminent death.
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