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单词 memorial
释义 me·mo·ri·al
I. \mə̇ˈmōrēəl, -mȯr-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin memorialis, from memoria memory + -alis -al — more at memory
1. : serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
 < a memorial building >
 < a memorial sketch >
 < a memorial showing of an artist's work >
2. : of or relating to memory : utilizing, caused by, or done from memory
 < the scene had been gotten by shorthand or memorial method — C.A.Greer >
 < the bad quarto … is a memorial reconstruction — Leo Kirschbaum >
 < memorial contamination of a manuscript >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin memoriale, from Latin, neuter of memorialis, adjective
1. obsolete : memory, remembrance, recollection
2.
 a.
  (1) : something that serves to preserve memory or knowledge of an individual or event : relic, trace
   < the form in which he expresses his emotion bears no memorial of any external form that may have provoked it — Clive Bell >
   < a memorial of those stormy feuds … is the thick oak door with its square hole — Brian Fitzgerald >
   < their bones remain … as memorials of a noble attempt — W.E.Swinton >
  (2) : something that is kept to preserve the memory of a person or event : keepsake, memento
   < carved walking stick, umbrella and best black hat still remained, sacred memorials — Rex Ingamells >
   < revive the liking for wearing memorials of the dead — Joan Evans >
  (3) : something designed to commemorate or preserve the memory of a person or event
   < his two-volume memorial to his father … was published — Current Biography >
   < to visit this memorial to a former slave is a rewarding experience — Oscar Schisgall >
   < Walker Memorial is the student center — Visitor's Guide to Massachusetts Institute of Tech. >
   < the mound … should be regarded as a memorial rather than an interment — F.M.Stanton >
   < the state's history is well recorded in 17 historic memorials — Melvin Beck >
 b. : commemoration 2
3.
 a. : record, memoir
  < the text of the memorial that accompanied the map — Marjorie S. Douglas >
 b. : memorandum, note
  < present a long memorial to the emperor — Times Literary Supplement >
 specifically : a legal abstract
 c.
  (1) : a statement of facts addressed to a government or some branch of it often accompanied with a petition or remonstrance
   < submitted a memorial to Congress — Joseph Dorfman >
  also : a similar statement presented to a nongovernmental body
  (2) : a pleading before the Permanent Court of International Justice in which a case is set forth including facts, law, and submissions
III. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: memorialize
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