memory
/ˈmemərɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1
- a person's power to remember things记忆力, 记性：
I've a great memory for faces
我很善于记长相
my grandmother is losing her memory.
我奶奶正渐渐丧失记忆力。
1.1
- mass noun the power of the mind to remember things记忆：
the brain regions responsible for memory.
大脑记忆区。
1.2
- the mind regarded as a store of things remembered记忆：
he searched his memory frantically for an answer.
他拼命从记忆中搜寻答案。
2
- something remembered from the past; a recollection记忆中事物; 回忆：
one of my earliest memories is of sitting on his knee
我最早的记忆之一是坐在他膝上。
mass noun the mind can bury all memory of traumatic abuse.大脑可埋藏一切精神创伤的记忆。
2.1
- mass noun the remembering or recollection of a dead person, especially one who was popular or respected（尤指对喜爱或尊敬者的）纪念：
clubs devoted to the memory of Sherlock Holmes.
纪念夏洛克·福尔摩斯的俱乐部。
2.2
- mass noun the length of time over which people continue to remember a person or event记忆范围, 记忆所及年限：
the worst slump in recent memory.
最近记忆中最严重的经济衰退。
3
- the part of a computer in which data or program instructions can be stored for retrieval（计算机的）存储器。
3.1
- mass noun capacity for storing information in this way（存储器）内存：
the module provides 16Mb of memory.
该模块有16兆字节内存可供使用。
短语
from memory
- without reading or referring to notes凭记忆：
each child was required to recite a verse from memory.
每个小孩要背诵一节诗。
in memory of
- intended to remind people of, especially to honour a dead person纪念（尤指死者）。
take a trip（或walk）down memory lane
- deliberately recall pleasant or sentimental memories追忆。
词源
Middle English: from Old French memorie, from Latin memoria, from memor 'mindful, remembering'.