memorial

noun

/məˈmɔːriəl/

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[countable] a statue, stone, etc. that is built in order to remind people of an important past event or of a famous person who has died
- a war memorial (= in memory of soldiers who died in a war)
- memorial to somebody/something a memorial to victims of the Holocaust
Extra Examples
- The memorial stands on the village green.
- The president today unveiled a memorial to those who died in the disaster.
- a makeshift memorial marked by posters and flowers
- This ruin became a memorial for the victims of the bombing.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- lasting
- permanent
- living
- …
verb + memorial
- build
- erect
- establish
- …
memorial + verb
- commemorate somebody/something
- honour/honor somebody
- stand
- …
memorial + noun
- ceremony
- service
preposition
- memorial for
- memorial of
- memorial to
- …
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[singular] memorial to somebody/something a thing that will continue to remind people of somebody/something
- The painting will be a lasting memorial to a remarkable woman.
- a memorial of my husband
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- lasting
- permanent
- living
- …
verb + memorial
- build
- erect
- establish
- …
memorial + verb
- commemorate somebody/something
- honour/honor somebody
- stand
- …
memorial + noun
- ceremony
- service
preposition
- memorial for
- memorial of
- memorial to
- …
See full entry
[countable] a ceremony that is held to remember somebody who has died or an important past event
- a memorial for victims of the air crash
- They are holding a memorial for it.

Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin memoriale ‘record, memory, monument’, from Latin memorialis ‘serving as a reminder’, from memoria ‘memory’.

memorial

adjective

/məˈmɔːriəl/

[only before noun]

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created or done in order to remember somebody who has died
- a memorial statue/plaque/prize
- The memorial service will be held at a local church.
- the John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin memoriale ‘record, memory, monument’, from Latin memorialis ‘serving as a reminder’, from memoria ‘memory’.

单词	memorial
释义	memorial noun /məˈmɔːriəl/ /məˈmɔːriəl/ jump to other results [countable] a statue, stone, etc. that is built in order to remind people of an important past event or of a famous person who has died a war memorial (= in memory of soldiers who died in a war) memorial to somebody/something a memorial to victims of the Holocaust Extra Examples The memorial stands on the village green. The president today unveiled a memorial to those who died in the disaster. a makeshift memorial marked by posters and flowers This ruin became a memorial for the victims of the bombing. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective lasting permanent living … verb + memorial build erect establish … memorial + verb commemorate somebody/something honour/honor somebody stand … memorial + noun ceremony service preposition memorial for memorial of memorial to … See full entry [singular] memorial to somebody/something a thing that will continue to remind people of somebody/something The painting will be a lasting memorial to a remarkable woman. a memorial of my husband Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective lasting permanent living … verb + memorial build erect establish … memorial + verb commemorate somebody/something honour/honor somebody stand … memorial + noun ceremony service preposition memorial for memorial of memorial to … See full entry [countable] a ceremony that is held to remember somebody who has died or an important past event a memorial for victims of the air crash They are holding a memorial for it. Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin memoriale ‘record, memory, monument’, from Latin memorialis ‘serving as a reminder’, from memoria ‘memory’. memorial adjective /məˈmɔːriəl/ /məˈmɔːriəl/ [only before noun] jump to other results created or done in order to remember somebody who has died a memorial statue/plaque/prize The memorial service will be held at a local church. the John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin memoriale ‘record, memory, monument’, from Latin memorialis ‘serving as a reminder’, from memoria ‘memory’.
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