souvenir
英[,suːvə'nɪə]
美[,suvə'nɪr]
词态变化
复数: souvenirs;
助记提示
1. from Latin subvenire "come to mind," from sub- "up" + venire "to come" (see venue).
2. 速问你儿 速问你儿子纪念品在哪儿。
中文词源
souvenir 纪念品，纪念物来自古法语动词 souvenir,记忆，怀念，-ir,表动词，来自拉丁语 subvenire,记忆，重现，回想， 来自 sub-,向上，venire,来到，词源同 advent,venue.后动词作名词使用，引申词义纪念物，纪 念品。
英文词源
- souvenir (n.)
- 1775, "a remembrance or memory," from French souvenir (12c.), from Old French noun use of souvenir (v.) "to remember, come to mind," from Latin subvenire "come to mind," from sub- "up from below" (see sub-) + venire "to come" (see venue). Meaning "token of remembrance, memento" is first recorded 1782.
双语例句
- 1. I bought the ring as a souvenir of Greece.
- 我买了一枚戒指，留作对希腊的纪念。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Please accept this little gift as a souvenir.
- 请留下这个小小礼物作为纪念.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. When Uncle Bill went abroad to live, he left me his watch as a souvenir.
- 比尔叔叔出国时把表留给我作为纪念品.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. Gabriel's parents have a souvenir stand on the beach.
- 加百利的父母在海滩开着一个礼品店.
来自超越目标英语 第1册
- 5. There were a couple of American tourists at the souvenir stand.
- 有一对美国夫妇游客在礼品部.
来自超越目标英语 第1册