| 单词 | memory |
| 释义 | memory /mem"euh ree/, n. , pl. memories. 1. the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences. 2. this faculty as possessed by a particular individual: to have a good memory. 3. the act or fact of retaining and recalling impressions, facts, etc.; remembrance; recollection: to draw from memory. 4. the length of time over which recollection extends: a time within the memory of living persons. 5. a mental impression retained; a recollection: one's earliest memories. 6. the reputation of a person or thing, esp. after death; fame: a ruler of beloved memory. 7. the state or fact of being remembered. 8. a person, thing, event, fact, etc., remembered. 9. commemorative remembrance; commemoration: a monument in memory of Columbus. 10. the ability of certain materials to return to an original shape after deformation. 11. Also called computer memory, storage. Computers. a. the capacity of a computer to store information subject to recall. b. the components of the computer in which such information is stored. 12. Rhet. the step in the classical preparation of a speech in which the wording is memorized. 13. Cards. concentration (def. 7). [1275-1325; ME memorie < L memoria, equiv. to memor mindful, remembering + -ia -Y3] |
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