| 释义 |
rem·i·nis·cence
\-sən(t)s\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French reminiscence, from Late Latin reminiscentia (translation of Greek anamnēsis, literally, recollection, remembrance), from Latin reminiscent-, reminiscens + -ia — more at reminiscent
1. : the apprehension of a form (as an idea) as if it had been known in a previous existence
2.
a. : the recall to mind of a long-forgotten experience or fact
b. : the process or practice of thinking or telling about past experiences
< after another quarter of an hour of reminiscence they had got around to the things that had happened to each of them since they had last met — Mary Austin >
3.
a. : a remembered experience
b. : an oral or written account of a memorable experience
< the reminiscence of his trip into the family vault … borders on the macabre — F.E.Coenen >
— often used in plural
< published the reminiscences of the old settler >
4. : something (as a phrase, custom, feature) so suggestive of something else as to be regarded as an unconscious repetition, imitation, or survival
5. : improvement of the memory for an experience despite the lapse of time since that experience
Synonyms: see memory |