commemorate

英 [kə'meməreɪt] 美 [kə'meməreɪt]

• vt. 纪念

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 纪念,庆祝

   be in remember of sb/sth; give honour to the memory of sb/sth

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 纪念
2. 庆祝
3. 表扬
4. 成为…的纪念
5. 作为…的纪念
6. 追忆
7. 回忆

英英释义

Verb:

1. mark by some ceremony or observation;

   "The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade"
   

2. call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony;

   "We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz"
   "Remember the dead of the First World War"
   

3. be or provide a memorial to a person or an event;

   "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"
   "We memorialized the Dead"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. A monument was built to commemorate the victory.
   为了纪念胜利，建造了一座纪念碑。
2. Christmas commemorates the birth of Christ.
   圣诞节是为了纪念耶酥的诞生。
3. They reared a monument to commemorate the great musician.
   他们建立起一座纪念碑，纪念这位伟大的音乐家。
4. We celebrate this day to commemorate the brave soldiers.
   我们庆祝这天，以纪念英勇的士兵。
5. Today, moon cakes are eaten to commemorate this event.
   今天，人们吃月饼纪念此事。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.
   这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
2. They built a tower to commemorate their victory.
   他们建塔纪念胜利。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• commemorate a holiday 庆祝节日
• commemorate the victory 庆祝胜利

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. commemorate的意思是“纪念”,指纪念伟人、大事等,也可指“建雕像、纪念碑等作为对某人或某事物的纪念”,还可作“庆祝”解。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

commemorate, celebrate

• celebrate着重指外表或行动上的欢庆,如举行盛会、张灯结彩等; 而commemorate着重唤起对某一事件的记忆,该事件不一定是使人欢庆的。例如:
• They had a party to celebrate their silver wedding.他们举行聚会来庆祝他们的银婚。
• This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• celebrate 庆祝
• honor 荣誉
• observe 观察
• remember 记得
• memorialize 纪念
• honour 荣誉
• venerate 尊敬
• proclaim 正式宣布
• immortalize 使不朽
• memorialise 纪念
• mark 记号
• record 唱片
• immortalise 使不灭