remembrances
思い出
解説 Definition
過去の出来事や人についての記憶や思い出。形見の品を指すこともある。
Remembrances are memories of people, events, or past experiences. The word can also mean acts or things that show someone is remembered, especially after death or on an important occasion. It is slightly formal and often carries an emotional feeling.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
remember が土台。re- は「もう一度」で、remember は「心に呼び戻す」。そこから remembrance は「思い出すこと」だけでなく「思い出として残るもの」に広がる。複数形 remembrances は「いくつもの思い出」「形見や記念の品々」。memory より少し改まって情緒的で、fond remembrances なら懐かしい思い出、in remembrance of ... なら追悼・記念の文脈。remember→remembrance→memorial と並べると定着しやすい。
Start from `remember`, then notice how `remembrance` sounds more formal and emotional than `memory`. The plural `remembrances` often suggests many memories or small things that help you remember. Phrases like `fond remembrances` or `in remembrance of` help fix the tone in your mind.
例文
The old photograph brought back fond remembrances of childhood summers.
古い写真は、子供時代の夏の温かい思い出を蘇らせた。
She kept small remembrances of her late grandmother in a wooden box.
彼女は亡き祖母の形見を木の箱に保管していた。
The ceremony included remembrances of those who had served in the war.
式典には、戦争で従軍した人々への追悼が含まれていた。
remembrances の類義語・関連語
remembrances の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語「remembrance」から。ラテン語「rememorari」(re-「再び」+ memor「記憶する」)が語源で、「再び心に呼び起こす」が原義。関連語にmemory(記憶)、memorial(記念碑)がある。接頭辞re-が「繰り返し思い出す」という反復のニュアンスを加えている。
Remembrances comes from Old French remembrance and ultimately from Latin forms based on memor, meaning "mindful" or "remembering." The older sense was to call something back into the mind again. Over time, it came to refer to acts, signs, or tokens of remembering. Related English words include memory and memorial.
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