me·mo·ri·al /məˈmoriəl, ˈmɔr-/
(a.)記憶的;紀念的紀念碑,紀念堂
Me·mo·ri·al a.
1. Serving to preserve remembrance; commemorative; as, a memorial building.
There high in air, memorial of my name,
Fix the smooth oar, and bid me live to fame. --Pope.
2. Contained in memory; as, a memorial possession.
3. Mnemonic; assisting the memory.
This succession of Aspirate, Soft, and Hard, may be expressed by the memorial word ASH. --Skeat.
Memorial Day. See Memorial Day in the vocabulary. Also called {Decoration Day}. [U.S.]
Me·mo·ri·al, n.
1. Anything intended to preserve the memory of a person or event; something which serves to keep something else in remembrance; a monument.
Churches have names; some as memorials of peace, some of wisdom, some in memory of the Trinity itself. --Hooker.
2. A memorandum; a record. [Obs. or R.]
3. A written representation of facts, addressed to the government, or to some branch of it, or to a society, etc., -- often accompanied with a petition.
4. Memory; remembrance. [Obs.]
Precious is the memorial of the just. --Evelyn.
5. Diplomacy A species of informal state paper, much used in negotiation.
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memorial
n 1: a recognition of meritorious service [syn: commemoration,
remembrance]
2: a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a
petition to an authority
3: a structure erected to commemorate persons or events [syn: monument]