| 单词 | memorabilia |
| 释义 | memorabilia (once / 8995 pages) n The noun memorabilia describes items that remind you of a certain event or time period. Parents who save every drawing and report card their children bring home are collecting memorabilia for the future. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt? That t-shirt is memorabilia. Memorabilia refers to anything that commemorates an event. It shows you were there — you have the t-shirt to prove it. But t-shirts didn't even exist in 1806, the year memorabilia was coined from the Latin word memorare, meaning "to bring to mind." You save memorabilia to help you remember, or jog your memory. WORD FAMILYmemorabilia USAGE EXAMPLESThe museum will not, as many assume, be a repository for “Star Wars” memorabilia. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Ms. Bower surrounds herself with childhood toys and collectibles, especially “Star Wars” memorabilia. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) I first interviewed Reynolds in 2011 at the Paley Center where she was auctioning off part of her famous collection of Hollywood memorabilia. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) n a record of things worth remembering Hyper record anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events |
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