Definition of memoir in English:

memoir

noun ˈmɛmwɑːˈmɛmˌwɑr

1A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge.
in 1924 she published a short memoir of her husband
Example sentencesExamples
- Aging veterans are now adding their memoirs and personal accounts to the body of literature written in the first three decades after World War II.
- But you know, I just am not the type of person who is comfortable with writing a memoir centered, as memoirs are, on the self.
- Most of these sources were narrative documents: chronicle accounts, memoirs, government records, past histories.
- Kennan wrote a memoir that had enough literary merit to be turned into a play.
- The biography also includes the memoirs of people she taught dance to in the 1960s, but does not mention anything about the circumstances of her death.
- Tolstoy set out to write a personal memoir of O'Brian, but it turned into a full biography.
- Then again, I write mainly fiction, I'm not writing memoirs.
- He moved to Boston as a young man, where his early career is traced in a memoir written shortly after his death.
- Written as the memoirs of 75-year-old Dora Chance, Carter's novel spans the century.
- On the insistence of past pupils and their parents, Joan and Joscelyne wrote a short memoir of their life's work.
- Someone who writes a literary memoir, for example, is by necessity examining issues of self and identity.
- Jeremy Lewis, who has worked extensively in publishing and has chronicled the memoirs of other significant publishers, becomes the ideal biographer to evoke the life of a publisher.
- The treatment of the division's wartime service is conventional, being drawn from official sources, unit histories and personal memoirs.
- Christopher Isherwood's memoirs and autobiographical fiction always encouraged readers to believe he had told the whole truth about his life.
- I am planning to write a memoir of Dr Browne's life and so I ask readers for any personal memories of Martin's work.
- I've visited the U.K. more than a few times, and read many British novels, memoirs, biographies, histories and news articles.
- Livermore did not reveal the reasons she took these positions in either of the two lengthy personal memoirs she wrote in the late nineteenth century.
- If readers can overlook Kung's personal foibles, the memoirs tell an absorbing story, most especially when the author himself is not the focus.
- She wrote several biographical memoirs that portray her exceptional sense of history.
- She also wrote an affectionate memoir of her work with Strauss.
Synonyms
account, historical account, history, record, chronicle, annal(s), commentary, narrative, story, report, portrayal, depiction, sketch, portrait, life, life story, profile, biography
autobiography, life story, life, memories, recollections, personal recollections, reminiscences, experiences, journal, diary, log, weblog, blog, vlog, moblog
1. 1.1memoirs An account written by a public figure of their life and experiences.
  a revealing passage from Khrushchev's memoirs
  Example sentencesExamples
  To define his importance, Da Ponte began to issue his memoirs in installments.
  The memoirs of public figures are almost always interesting.
  As a rule, memoirs written by political figures do not remain memorable since the details supplied in them must have been widely publicised by the media long before they got into the book.
  He used his memoirs, public speeches, and letters to glorify Lee, southern soldiers, and the Confederate cause.
  So when such a towering figure has his memoirs published, it is a landmark event.
2An essay on a learned subject.
an important memoir on Carboniferous crustacea
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1943 Douglas was awarded the Bôcher Prize by the American Mathematical Society for his memoirs on the Plateau Problem.
1. 2.1memoirs The proceedings of a learned society.
  Memoirs of the Royal Society
  Example sentencesExamples
  Memoirs and Proceedings, Chemical Society, London Volumes 2 and 3 were published between 1843 - 1848.

Derivatives

memoirist

noun ˈmɛmwɑːrɪstˈmɛmwɑrəst

This, perhaps the greatest period of an already great life, has been sensitively written about by memoirists and historians.
Example sentencesExamples
- I told her no; gave her the names of a few funny memoirists who have chronicled their experiences dealing with weight issues in the ‘dating game,’ and sent her on her way.
- She had published half a dozen acclaimed novels before her memoirs Skating to Antarctica and Strangers on a Train became bestsellers and established a reputation for her as a memoirist and travel writer.
- A memoirist of the period recalled ‘a gnarled old lady on the stage, who looked as if she had wandered in from the street.’
- Tobias Wolff is a short story writer, a memoirist, a novelist, a father, a husband, a jazz aficionado, a hiker upon remote mountain trails, a winner of literary awards, a neophyte pianist, and the mentor of many young writers.

Origin

Late 15th century (denoting a memorandum or record): from French mémoire (masculine), a special use of mémoire (feminine) 'memory'.

Definition of memoir in US English:

memoir

nounˈmemˌwärˈmɛmˌwɑr

1A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources.
in 1924 she published a short memoir of her husband
Example sentencesExamples
- Livermore did not reveal the reasons she took these positions in either of the two lengthy personal memoirs she wrote in the late nineteenth century.
- The biography also includes the memoirs of people she taught dance to in the 1960s, but does not mention anything about the circumstances of her death.
- I've visited the U.K. more than a few times, and read many British novels, memoirs, biographies, histories and news articles.
- She wrote several biographical memoirs that portray her exceptional sense of history.
- She also wrote an affectionate memoir of her work with Strauss.
- Christopher Isherwood's memoirs and autobiographical fiction always encouraged readers to believe he had told the whole truth about his life.
- Jeremy Lewis, who has worked extensively in publishing and has chronicled the memoirs of other significant publishers, becomes the ideal biographer to evoke the life of a publisher.
- Tolstoy set out to write a personal memoir of O'Brian, but it turned into a full biography.
- Aging veterans are now adding their memoirs and personal accounts to the body of literature written in the first three decades after World War II.
- Then again, I write mainly fiction, I'm not writing memoirs.
- Most of these sources were narrative documents: chronicle accounts, memoirs, government records, past histories.
- I am planning to write a memoir of Dr Browne's life and so I ask readers for any personal memories of Martin's work.
- Written as the memoirs of 75-year-old Dora Chance, Carter's novel spans the century.
- On the insistence of past pupils and their parents, Joan and Joscelyne wrote a short memoir of their life's work.
- The treatment of the division's wartime service is conventional, being drawn from official sources, unit histories and personal memoirs.
- But you know, I just am not the type of person who is comfortable with writing a memoir centered, as memoirs are, on the self.
- Kennan wrote a memoir that had enough literary merit to be turned into a play.
- If readers can overlook Kung's personal foibles, the memoirs tell an absorbing story, most especially when the author himself is not the focus.
- He moved to Boston as a young man, where his early career is traced in a memoir written shortly after his death.
- Someone who writes a literary memoir, for example, is by necessity examining issues of self and identity.
Synonyms
account, historical account, history, record, chronicle, annal, annals, commentary, narrative, story, report, portrayal, depiction, sketch, portrait, life, life story, profile, biography
autobiography, life story, life, memories, recollections, personal recollections, reminiscences, experiences, journal, diary, log, weblog, blog, vlog, moblog
1. 1.1memoirs An autobiography or a written account of one's memory of certain events or people.
  Example sentencesExamples
  He used his memoirs, public speeches, and letters to glorify Lee, southern soldiers, and the Confederate cause.
  As a rule, memoirs written by political figures do not remain memorable since the details supplied in them must have been widely publicised by the media long before they got into the book.
  So when such a towering figure has his memoirs published, it is a landmark event.
  The memoirs of public figures are almost always interesting.
  To define his importance, Da Ponte began to issue his memoirs in installments.
2An essay on a learned subject.
an important memoir on Carboniferous crustacea
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1943 Douglas was awarded the Bôcher Prize by the American Mathematical Society for his memoirs on the Plateau Problem.
1. 2.1memoirs The proceedings or transactions of a learned society.
  Memoirs of the Horticultural Society
  Example sentencesExamples
  Memoirs and Proceedings, Chemical Society, London Volumes 2 and 3 were published between 1843 - 1848.

Origin

Late 15th century (denoting a memorandum or record): from French mémoire (masculine), a special use of mémoire (feminine) ‘memory’.

单词	memoir
释义	Definition of memoir in English: memoir noun ˈmɛmwɑːˈmɛmˌwɑr 1A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge. in 1924 she published a short memoir of her husband Example sentencesExamples Aging veterans are now adding their memoirs and personal accounts to the body of literature written in the first three decades after World War II. But you know, I just am not the type of person who is comfortable with writing a memoir centered, as memoirs are, on the self. Most of these sources were narrative documents: chronicle accounts, memoirs, government records, past histories. Kennan wrote a memoir that had enough literary merit to be turned into a play. The biography also includes the memoirs of people she taught dance to in the 1960s, but does not mention anything about the circumstances of her death. Tolstoy set out to write a personal memoir of O'Brian, but it turned into a full biography. Then again, I write mainly fiction, I'm not writing memoirs. He moved to Boston as a young man, where his early career is traced in a memoir written shortly after his death. Written as the memoirs of 75-year-old Dora Chance, Carter's novel spans the century. On the insistence of past pupils and their parents, Joan and Joscelyne wrote a short memoir of their life's work. Someone who writes a literary memoir, for example, is by necessity examining issues of self and identity. Jeremy Lewis, who has worked extensively in publishing and has chronicled the memoirs of other significant publishers, becomes the ideal biographer to evoke the life of a publisher. The treatment of the division's wartime service is conventional, being drawn from official sources, unit histories and personal memoirs. Christopher Isherwood's memoirs and autobiographical fiction always encouraged readers to believe he had told the whole truth about his life. I am planning to write a memoir of Dr Browne's life and so I ask readers for any personal memories of Martin's work. I've visited the U.K. more than a few times, and read many British novels, memoirs, biographies, histories and news articles. Livermore did not reveal the reasons she took these positions in either of the two lengthy personal memoirs she wrote in the late nineteenth century. If readers can overlook Kung's personal foibles, the memoirs tell an absorbing story, most especially when the author himself is not the focus. She wrote several biographical memoirs that portray her exceptional sense of history. She also wrote an affectionate memoir of her work with Strauss. Synonyms account, historical account, history, record, chronicle, annal(s), commentary, narrative, story, report, portrayal, depiction, sketch, portrait, life, life story, profile, biography autobiography, life story, life, memories, recollections, personal recollections, reminiscences, experiences, journal, diary, log, weblog, blog, vlog, moblog 1.1memoirs An account written by a public figure of their life and experiences. a revealing passage from Khrushchev's memoirs Example sentencesExamples To define his importance, Da Ponte began to issue his memoirs in installments. The memoirs of public figures are almost always interesting. As a rule, memoirs written by political figures do not remain memorable since the details supplied in them must have been widely publicised by the media long before they got into the book. He used his memoirs, public speeches, and letters to glorify Lee, southern soldiers, and the Confederate cause. So when such a towering figure has his memoirs published, it is a landmark event. 2An essay on a learned subject. an important memoir on Carboniferous crustacea Example sentencesExamples In 1943 Douglas was awarded the Bôcher Prize by the American Mathematical Society for his memoirs on the Plateau Problem. 2.1memoirs The proceedings of a learned society. Memoirs of the Royal Society Example sentencesExamples Memoirs and Proceedings, Chemical Society, London Volumes 2 and 3 were published between 1843 - 1848. Derivatives memoirist noun ˈmɛmwɑːrɪstˈmɛmwɑrəst This, perhaps the greatest period of an already great life, has been sensitively written about by memoirists and historians. Example sentencesExamples I told her no; gave her the names of a few funny memoirists who have chronicled their experiences dealing with weight issues in the ‘dating game,’ and sent her on her way. She had published half a dozen acclaimed novels before her memoirs Skating to Antarctica and Strangers on a Train became bestsellers and established a reputation for her as a memoirist and travel writer. A memoirist of the period recalled ‘a gnarled old lady on the stage, who looked as if she had wandered in from the street.’ Tobias Wolff is a short story writer, a memoirist, a novelist, a father, a husband, a jazz aficionado, a hiker upon remote mountain trails, a winner of literary awards, a neophyte pianist, and the mentor of many young writers. Origin Late 15th century (denoting a memorandum or record): from French mémoire (masculine), a special use of mémoire (feminine) 'memory'. Definition of memoir in US English: memoir nounˈmemˌwärˈmɛmˌwɑr 1A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources. in 1924 she published a short memoir of her husband Example sentencesExamples Livermore did not reveal the reasons she took these positions in either of the two lengthy personal memoirs she wrote in the late nineteenth century. The biography also includes the memoirs of people she taught dance to in the 1960s, but does not mention anything about the circumstances of her death. I've visited the U.K. more than a few times, and read many British novels, memoirs, biographies, histories and news articles. She wrote several biographical memoirs that portray her exceptional sense of history. She also wrote an affectionate memoir of her work with Strauss. Christopher Isherwood's memoirs and autobiographical fiction always encouraged readers to believe he had told the whole truth about his life. Jeremy Lewis, who has worked extensively in publishing and has chronicled the memoirs of other significant publishers, becomes the ideal biographer to evoke the life of a publisher. Tolstoy set out to write a personal memoir of O'Brian, but it turned into a full biography. Aging veterans are now adding their memoirs and personal accounts to the body of literature written in the first three decades after World War II. Then again, I write mainly fiction, I'm not writing memoirs. Most of these sources were narrative documents: chronicle accounts, memoirs, government records, past histories. I am planning to write a memoir of Dr Browne's life and so I ask readers for any personal memories of Martin's work. Written as the memoirs of 75-year-old Dora Chance, Carter's novel spans the century. On the insistence of past pupils and their parents, Joan and Joscelyne wrote a short memoir of their life's work. The treatment of the division's wartime service is conventional, being drawn from official sources, unit histories and personal memoirs. But you know, I just am not the type of person who is comfortable with writing a memoir centered, as memoirs are, on the self. Kennan wrote a memoir that had enough literary merit to be turned into a play. If readers can overlook Kung's personal foibles, the memoirs tell an absorbing story, most especially when the author himself is not the focus. He moved to Boston as a young man, where his early career is traced in a memoir written shortly after his death. Someone who writes a literary memoir, for example, is by necessity examining issues of self and identity. Synonyms account, historical account, history, record, chronicle, annal, annals, commentary, narrative, story, report, portrayal, depiction, sketch, portrait, life, life story, profile, biography autobiography, life story, life, memories, recollections, personal recollections, reminiscences, experiences, journal, diary, log, weblog, blog, vlog, moblog 1.1memoirs An autobiography or a written account of one's memory of certain events or people. Example sentencesExamples He used his memoirs, public speeches, and letters to glorify Lee, southern soldiers, and the Confederate cause. As a rule, memoirs written by political figures do not remain memorable since the details supplied in them must have been widely publicised by the media long before they got into the book. So when such a towering figure has his memoirs published, it is a landmark event. The memoirs of public figures are almost always interesting. To define his importance, Da Ponte began to issue his memoirs in installments. 2An essay on a learned subject. an important memoir on Carboniferous crustacea Example sentencesExamples In 1943 Douglas was awarded the Bôcher Prize by the American Mathematical Society for his memoirs on the Plateau Problem. 2.1memoirs The proceedings or transactions of a learned society. Memoirs of the Horticultural Society Example sentencesExamples Memoirs and Proceedings, Chemical Society, London Volumes 2 and 3 were published between 1843 - 1848. Origin Late 15th century (denoting a memorandum or record): from French mémoire (masculine), a special use of mémoire (feminine) ‘memory’.
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