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单词 commemorate
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Definition of commemorate in English:

commemorate

verb kəˈmɛməreɪtkəˈmɛməˌreɪt
[with object]
  • 1Recall and show respect for (someone or something)

    纪念(人,事物)

    a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the war dead

    纪念战争中死难者的敬献花圈仪式。

    a stone commemorating a boy who died at sea

    纪念一名在海上遇难男孩的石碑。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The medal was first established in 1856 after the end of the Crimean War to commemorate actions of extreme bravery in the face of the enemy.
    • Sixty years on, that spirit is remembered and celebrated as 15 Heads of State participate in a ceremony which will commemorate the values the veterans fought for.
    • Unlike Veterans Day, which commemorates living veterans, Memorial Day is expressly intended as a day to memorialize the sacrifice of men and women who have given their lives in uniform.
    • Things began well, with a moving ceremony commemorating the firefighters who had lost their lives and honoring local firefighters who had gone to New York afterwards to help out.
    • World leaders and thousands of people are commemorating a grim anniversary today.
    • More than 4,000 petals were dropped at a ceremony to commemorate police officers killed in the line of duty.
    • In subsequent years, the hour and day was set aside to commemorate the war dead of the Allied nations.
    • Veterans of one of the landmark battles of the Second World War were reunited in York at the weekend to commemorate the campaign.
    • So he argued against the rich being able to commemorate their war dead with ornate personal graves.
    • Having mourned their dead, commemorated their martyrs and heroes, all the peoples of Europe, including the Germans, recovered from their wounds, rebuilt their shattered cities.
    • The ceremony is held annually to commemorate the lives of all Irish people who have died in past wars or while on service with the United Nations.
    • Together with many of his old comrades and his wife, Stella, Peter will be at a ceremony in Westminster to commemorate the anniversary of the battle.
    • Gabriel Fawcett investigates how the Germans commemorate the losses they sustained in the First and Second World Wars.
    • Youngsters have recited poetry to commemorate a century of war.
    • The Yasukuni is controversial because it commemorates Japan's military dead, including some who were convicted war criminals.
    • From April 8 people will be able to opt for a civic ceremony tailored to commemorate the life and times of their loved ones.
    • On Good Friday, continental Europeans commemorate that Christ was crucified and died to absolve our sins and give us eternal salvation.
    • I have laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in Belfast to commemorate the British war dead.
    • Small wonder that many ex-Servicemen who survived the conflicts which claimed the lives of those commemorated on memorials such as this despair of what has become of the country they fought to protect.
    • How does the government intend to commemorate the war dead in the future?
    Synonyms
    keep alive, keep going, keep in existence, preserve, conserve, sustain, maintain, continue, extend, carry on, keep up, cause to continue, prolong
    1. 1.1 Mark or celebrate (an event or person) by doing or producing something.
      庆祝;祝贺
      the victory was commemorated in songs

      人们以唱歌来庆祝胜利。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • She has dealt with countless compensation claims from sufferers and their loved ones, including many of the Railway Works staff commemorated by the Swindon Disease memorial garden in Queen's Park.
      • In 1902 Martha Washington became the first American woman to be commemorated by a U.S. postage stamp.
      • Halfway down the hill Hector Pieterson was shot and fell, on 16 June, and the spot is now commemorated with a stark stone memorial to the 12-year-old boy.
      • The fight for independence during the past century is commemorated throughout the land by war memorials and museums displaying what are now known as the remnants of war.
      • He was awarded the Trinity Cross in 1978, his portrait adorned two postage stamps and six calypso songs were penned to commemorate his triumph.
      • I danced into the morning to celebrate the coming-of-age of young men and fell asleep in a dark hut while marriages and deaths were commemorated in song.
      • I was born In The Summer Of '69, and a song was written to commemorate the occasion.
      Synonyms
      celebrate, pay tribute to, pay homage to, honour, salute, toast
      remember, recognize, acknowledge, observe, mark, memorialize, immortalize, keep alive the memory of

Derivatives

  • commemorator

  • noun
    • She left me her journals and memories and pictures, and in 1980 I was not so much hung up as I was a commemorator and an appreciator.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Its aim is to both inspire curious Poles and challenge the thousands of yearly commemorators at the concentration camps in Galician Poland.
      • And even while the commemorators shared many ideas about civilization and progress, they followed their ideas of civilization and progress to widely divergent conclusions.
      • Though I never display the flag, I understand why the commemorators do.
      • The commemorators have done their utmost to evoke and represent Africa, a mystical and glorious Africa, one of beauty, splendour and delight.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin commemorat- 'brought to remembrance', from the verb commemorare, from com- 'altogether' + memorare 'relate' (from memor 'mindful').

Definition of commemorate in US English:

commemorate

verbkəˈmɛməˌreɪtkəˈmeməˌrāt
[with object]
  • 1Recall and show respect for (someone or something)

    纪念(人,事物)

    a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the war dead

    纪念战争中死难者的敬献花圈仪式。

    a stone commemorating a boy who died at sea

    纪念一名在海上遇难男孩的石碑。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In subsequent years, the hour and day was set aside to commemorate the war dead of the Allied nations.
    • Sixty years on, that spirit is remembered and celebrated as 15 Heads of State participate in a ceremony which will commemorate the values the veterans fought for.
    • I have laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in Belfast to commemorate the British war dead.
    • Things began well, with a moving ceremony commemorating the firefighters who had lost their lives and honoring local firefighters who had gone to New York afterwards to help out.
    • The ceremony is held annually to commemorate the lives of all Irish people who have died in past wars or while on service with the United Nations.
    • Veterans of one of the landmark battles of the Second World War were reunited in York at the weekend to commemorate the campaign.
    • So he argued against the rich being able to commemorate their war dead with ornate personal graves.
    • The Yasukuni is controversial because it commemorates Japan's military dead, including some who were convicted war criminals.
    • Together with many of his old comrades and his wife, Stella, Peter will be at a ceremony in Westminster to commemorate the anniversary of the battle.
    • On Good Friday, continental Europeans commemorate that Christ was crucified and died to absolve our sins and give us eternal salvation.
    • World leaders and thousands of people are commemorating a grim anniversary today.
    • The medal was first established in 1856 after the end of the Crimean War to commemorate actions of extreme bravery in the face of the enemy.
    • Having mourned their dead, commemorated their martyrs and heroes, all the peoples of Europe, including the Germans, recovered from their wounds, rebuilt their shattered cities.
    • Gabriel Fawcett investigates how the Germans commemorate the losses they sustained in the First and Second World Wars.
    • From April 8 people will be able to opt for a civic ceremony tailored to commemorate the life and times of their loved ones.
    • Youngsters have recited poetry to commemorate a century of war.
    • Unlike Veterans Day, which commemorates living veterans, Memorial Day is expressly intended as a day to memorialize the sacrifice of men and women who have given their lives in uniform.
    • More than 4,000 petals were dropped at a ceremony to commemorate police officers killed in the line of duty.
    • How does the government intend to commemorate the war dead in the future?
    • Small wonder that many ex-Servicemen who survived the conflicts which claimed the lives of those commemorated on memorials such as this despair of what has become of the country they fought to protect.
    Synonyms
    keep alive, keep going, keep in existence, preserve, conserve, sustain, maintain, continue, extend, carry on, keep up, cause to continue, prolong
    1. 1.1 Celebrate (an event, a person, or a situation) by doing or building something.
      庆祝;祝贺
      it was a night commemorated in a song

      人们以唱歌来庆祝胜利。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I was born In The Summer Of '69, and a song was written to commemorate the occasion.
      • In 1902 Martha Washington became the first American woman to be commemorated by a U.S. postage stamp.
      • Halfway down the hill Hector Pieterson was shot and fell, on 16 June, and the spot is now commemorated with a stark stone memorial to the 12-year-old boy.
      • He was awarded the Trinity Cross in 1978, his portrait adorned two postage stamps and six calypso songs were penned to commemorate his triumph.
      • I danced into the morning to celebrate the coming-of-age of young men and fell asleep in a dark hut while marriages and deaths were commemorated in song.
      • She has dealt with countless compensation claims from sufferers and their loved ones, including many of the Railway Works staff commemorated by the Swindon Disease memorial garden in Queen's Park.
      • The fight for independence during the past century is commemorated throughout the land by war memorials and museums displaying what are now known as the remnants of war.
      Synonyms
      celebrate, pay tribute to, pay homage to, honour, salute, toast

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin commemorat- ‘brought to remembrance’, from the verb commemorare, from com- ‘altogether’ + memorare ‘relate’ (from memor ‘mindful’).

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