- [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 纪念碑（或像等） a war memorial (= in memory of soldiers who died in a war) 阵亡将士纪念碑 - memorial to somebody/something
a memorial to victims of the Holocaust 大屠杀遇难者的纪念碑
Extra ExamplesThe memorial stands on the village green. 纪念碑矗立在村子的公共绿地上。 The president today unveiled a memorial to those who died in the disaster. 总统今天为灾难遇难者纪念碑揭了幕。 a makeshift memorial marked by posters and flowers 以标语和鲜花为标志的临时纪念碑 This ruin became a memorial for the victims of the bombing. 这处废墟变成了那次大轰炸遇难者的纪念碑。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lasting
- permanent
- living
- …
- build
- erect
- establish
- …
- commemorate somebody/something
- honour/honor somebody
- stand
- …
- ceremony
- service
- memorial for
- memorial of
- memorial to
- …
- [singular] memorial to somebody/something
a thing that will continue to remind people of somebody/something 纪念物；纪念品 The painting will be a lasting memorial to a remarkable woman. 这幅油画将成为对一位杰出女性的永久纪念。 a memorial of my husband 对我丈夫的悼念
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lasting
- permanent
- living
- …
- build
- erect
- establish
- …
- commemorate somebody/something
- honour/honor somebody
- stand
- …
- ceremony
- service
- memorial for
- memorial of
- memorial to
- …
- [countable]
a ceremony that is held to remember somebody who has died or an important past event 纪念的；悼念的 a memorial for victims of the air crash 为空难罹难者建造的纪念碑 They are holding a memorial for it. 他们正在为之举行纪念活动。
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin memoriale ‘record, memory, monument’, from Latin memorialis ‘serving as a reminder’, from memoria ‘memory’.