Memento
“Memento” 是名词，指任何能让人想起过去某段经历或某人的物品。它与 “souvenir” 近义，但 “memento” 往往带有更深的情感价值或更严肃的纪念意义。
- “I kept the pressed flower as a memento of our first date.” (我保留了那朵压花，作为我们第一次约会的纪念。)
- “She gave him a small silver locket as a memento before he went off to war.” (在他奔赴战场前，她送给他一个小银坠盒作为留念。)
- “The old photograph was a precious memento of her late grandfather.” (那张旧照片是她已故祖父留下的珍贵纪念品。)
源自拉丁语 “memento”，是动词 “meminisse”（记住）的命令式，意为“记住！”
“Memento” 是一个独立的拉丁词源词。
“Memento mori” 是一个著名的拉丁语短语，意为“记住你终有一死”。这在艺术和文学中是一个常见的主题，提醒人们生命的短暂和谦逊的重要性。2000 年的著名电影《记忆碎片》（Memento）也让这个词广为人知。
- 复数形式：mementos 或 mementoes
- 近义词：keepsake, souvenir, token
“Memento” 听起来像 “memory”（记忆）。你可以记作：用来保存记忆（memory）的物品就是 “memento”。
“Deep in his desk drawer, Arthur kept a small, smooth stone. It was a memento from the beach where he used to walk with his father every Sunday. Now that his father was gone, the stone was more valuable to him than any diamond.” (在书桌抽屉深处，亚瑟保存着一块光滑的小石头。那是他过去每个周日和父亲一起散步的海滩上的纪念品。现在父亲去世了，这块石头对他来说比任何钻石都更有价值。)