memorial
noun [ C ] uk/məˈmɔː.ri.əl/ us/məˈmɔːr.i.əl/
C2 纪念物;纪念碑
an object, often large and made of stone, that has been built to honour a famous person or event
a war memorial 战争纪念碑
The statue was erected as a memorial to those who died in the war. 这尊雕像是为纪念战争中死去的人而竖立的。
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- The war memorial was erected in 1950.
- The war memorial was dedicated to both Jews and Gentiles.
- The chapel was raised as a memorial to her son.
- He laid the wreath reverently in front of the memorial.
- The memorial to those who had died in the war was unveiled in 1948 by the Queen.
- Thousands of people attended a memorial to victims of Monday's shooting.
- He will give the blessing at a memorial honouring the 100th anniversary of the war's end.
memorial
adjective [ before noun ] uk/məˈmɔː.ri.əl/ us/məˈmɔːr.i.əl/
用以纪念的，纪念性的;追悼的
done to remember a person or people who have died
Hundreds of people came to Professor Conner's memorial service. 数百人参加了康纳教授的追悼仪式。
The memorial garden is dedicated to those who died in the accident. 谨以这座纪念花园献给那些在事故中失去生命的人们。