英英單字圖文記憶(145)
memorial [məˈmɔriəl]:
A memorial is a
structure built in order to remind people of a famous person or event.【紀念的;紀念碑】
【分解】:
【字根】memor = memory,表示:記憶。
【後缀】ial,表形容詞→轉為名詞。
【分析】:memorial = 作為紀念的地方。引申為:紀念碑。
For example,
Building a memorial
to Columbus has been his lifelong dream.
為哥倫布建一座紀念碑是他一生的夢想。