com·mem·o·ra·tion
noun/kəˌmeməˈreɪʃn/
/kəˌmeməˈreɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- an action, or a ceremony, etc. that makes people remember and show respect for an important person or event in the past
纪念；纪念仪式 - a commemoration service
纪念仪式 - Protests and commemorations took place in several cities on the anniversary of the uprising.
起义周年纪念日，多个城市举行了抗议和纪念活动。 - in commemoration of somebody/something a statue in commemoration of a national hero
纪念民族英雄的雕像
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin commemoratio(n-), from the verb commemorare ‘bring to remembrance’, from com- ‘altogether’ + memorare ‘relate’ (from memor ‘mindful’). - a commemoration service