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单词 remembrance
释义 re·mem·brance
\rə̇ˈmembrən(t)s, rēˈ- also -bər-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from remembrer to remember + -ance
1. : the state of bearing in mind
 < Roman soldiers … keep the Jews in remembrance of their provincial status — L.C.Douglas >
2.
 a. : the ability to remember : the function of memory : present consciousness of past experience
  < paints largely from remembrance, from a wealth of rich experiences — Henry Miller >
 b. : the period over which one's memory extends : the reach of personal knowledge
3. : an act of recalling to mind
 < put in a fresh rage by the remembrance of their past offenses >
4. : a memory of a person, thing, or event
 < how the rest of the night was passed … I have only the dimmest remembrance — John Burroughs >
5.
 a. : something that serves to keep in or bring to mind : reminder, souvenir
  < the wreck of the armor-plated vessel … is a remembrance of the war — Saturday Review >
 b. : an act or thing evoking or honoring the memory of a person or event : commemoration, memorial
  < the sabbath is to be kept in remembrance of the deliverance from Egypt — G.E.Wright >
  < in lieu of flowers remembrances may be made — New York Herald Tribune >
 c. : a greeting or gift recalling or expressing friendship or affection
  < give my remembrances to them >
  < shopping for some little remembrance to send her friend at Christmas >
Synonyms: see memory
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