commemorate
commemorate
verb
commemorator
noun
语源
verb
- [with obj.]recall and show respect for (someone or something) in a ceremony
纪念（人，事物）
a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the war dead.
纪念战争中死难者的敬献花圈仪式。
■serve as a memorial to
作为…的纪念物
a stone commemorating a boy who died at sea.
纪念一名在海上遇难的男孩的石碑。
■mark (a significant event)
标志，纪念（重大事件）
his centenary is commemorated by several exhibitions of his work.
人们举办几场他的作品展来纪念他的百岁诞辰。
■(常作 be commemorated)celebrate (an event, a person, or a situation) by doing or building something
庆祝；祝贺
the victory was commemorated in songs.
人们以唱歌来庆祝胜利。
commemorator
noun
语源
- late 16th cent.: from Latin commemorat- 'brought to remembrance', from the verb commemorare, from com- 'altogether' + memorare 'relate' (from memor 'mindful')
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