英语词汇“memoir”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

memoir

/ˈmɛmwɑː

noun

1A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge: in 1924 she published a short memoir of her husband...

Tolstoy set out to write a personal memoir of O'Brian, but it turned into a full biography.
Someone who writes a literary memoir, for example, is by necessity examining issues of self and identity.
I've visited the U.K. more than a few times, and read many British novels, memoirs, biographies, histories and news articles.

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 (memoirs) An account written by a public figure of their life and experiences: a revealing passage from Khrushchev’s memoirs...

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.
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...

In 1943 Douglas was awarded the Bôcher Prize by the American Mathematical Society for his memoirs on the Plateau Problem.

2.1 (memoirs) The proceedings of a learned society: Memoirs of the Royal Society...

Memoirs and Proceedings, Chemical Society, London Volumes 2 and 3 were published between 1843 - 1848.

Derivatives

memoirist

/ˈmɛmwɑːrɪst

/ noun ...

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.
This, perhaps the greatest period of an already great life, has been sensitively written about by memoirists and historians.
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'.

单词	memoir
释义	memoir /ˈmɛmwɑː / noun 1A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge: in 1924 she published a short memoir of her husband... Tolstoy set out to write a personal memoir of O'Brian, but it turned into a full biography. Someone who writes a literary memoir, for example, is by necessity examining issues of self and identity. I've visited the U.K. more than a few times, and read many British novels, memoirs, biographies, histories and news articles. 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 (memoirs) An account written by a public figure of their life and experiences: a revealing passage from Khrushchev’s memoirs... 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. 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... In 1943 Douglas was awarded the Bôcher Prize by the American Mathematical Society for his memoirs on the Plateau Problem. 2.1 (memoirs) The proceedings of a learned society: Memoirs of the Royal Society... Memoirs and Proceedings, Chemical Society, London Volumes 2 and 3 were published between 1843 - 1848. Derivatives memoirist /ˈmɛmwɑːrɪst / noun ... 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. This, perhaps the greatest period of an already great life, has been sensitively written about by memoirists and historians. 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'.
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