commemorate
/kəˈmeməreɪt/verb
with obj.
1- recall and show respect for (someone or something) in a ceremony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。
1.1
- serve as a memorial to作为…的纪念物：
a stone commemorating a boy who died at sea.
纪念一名在海上遇难男孩的石碑。
1.2
- mark (a significant event)标志, 纪念（重大事件）：
his centenary is commemorated by several exhibitions of his work.
人们举办几场他的作品展来纪念他的百岁诞辰。
1.3
- （常作be commemorated）celebrate (an event, a person, or a situation) by doing or building something庆祝; 祝贺：
the victory was commemorated in songs.
人们以唱歌来庆祝胜利。
派生词
commemorator
noun词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin commemorat- 'brought to remembrance', from the verb commemorare, from com- 'altogether' + memorare 'relate' （from memor 'mindful'）.