reminder
noun uk/rɪˈmaɪn.dər/ us/rɪˈmaɪn.dɚ/
C1 [ C ]（告知该做某事的）通知单，提示信，提醒（的话），提示
a written or spoken message that reminds someone to do something
If he forgot to pay his rent, his landlady would send him a reminder. 如果他忘了付房租，女房东就会去信提醒他。
[ + to infinitive ] Mum sent me off with a final reminder to be back before 11 p.m. 妈妈最后又提醒了我一句要在晚上11点之前回家后就把我打发走了。
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- Ordinarily, we send a reminder about a month before payment is required.
- Eventually they paid up, but only after receiving several reminders.
- Send him a reminder, would you, that payment is due?
- I finally paid the bill after two reminders.
- I wrote him a reminder that the report was due in next week.
a reminder of someone/somethingC1 使人想起…的东西;引起对…回忆的人;提醒人…的事物
a person or thing that makes you remember a particular person, event, or situation
[ + question word ] Patricia's story is a reminder of how vulnerable women can be in what is still essentially a man's world. 帕特里希娅的短篇小说提醒人们，在如今实质上仍属于男性的世界里，女性会是多么的易受伤害。
The attack serves as a stark reminder of the dangers of doing aid work in this region.
The speech is a timely reminder of our complete dependence on nature.
The memorials provide a poignant reminder of lives lost.
A picture of the doomed vessel hangs on the wall behind him, a constant reminder of the perils of the ocean.