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单词 remembrance
释义
remembrance
(rɪmembrəns )
Word forms: remembrances
1. uncountable noun
If you do something in remembrance of a dead person, you do it as a way of showing that you want to remember them and that you respect them. [formal]
They wore black in remembrance of those who had died. [+ of]
Synonyms: commemoration, memorial, testimonial  
2. variable noun
A remembrance is a memory that you have of someone or something. [formal]
He had clung to the remembrance of things past.
...happier remembrances of family holidays.
Synonyms: memory, recollection, thought, recall  
Quotations:
There's rosemary, that's for remembranceWilliam ShakespeareHamlet
Collocations:
act of remembrance
It's an act of remembrance, an attempt to make sense of the senseless.
Times, Sunday Times
Around me the largely grey-haired members of the audience wept noiselessly, their individual sorrows melding into a profound communal act of remembrance.
Times, Sunday Times
Players and coaches often appear more complete in the act of remembrance.
Times, Sunday Times
It marked another tiny act of remembrance in a land overflowing with forgotten stories.
The Sun
For her, it will be a private act of remembrance, for she will be the only member of the congregation to have known him personally.
Times, Sunday Times
book of remembrance
They paid their respects by placing a wreath and writing in the book of remembrance.
The Sun
The hospital gave him a big send-off and presented him with a book of remembrance, but, when push came to shove, he couldn't stay away.
Times, Sunday Times
A book of remembrance will be left at the bar for people to sign and leave messages.
The Sun
However, for those willing to splurge 3,800, the club will provide a fully catered and themed wake, with souvenirs for mourners and jewellery, as well as a book of remembrance.
Times, Sunday Times
The genealogy of his descendants are said to be kept in a book of remembrance.
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remembrance service
A remembrance service will be held in the autumn.
The Sun
Kicking off with a remembrance service, the island then settles into a giant party.
Times, Sunday Times
My dad never wore service medals, or went to remembrance services.
Times, Sunday Times
The ban on church services, including indoor remembrance services, to control the virus, has been controversial.
Times,Sunday Times
Southwesterly winds will bring showers for remembrance services up and down the country.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 纪念
Japanese: 追悼
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