in memoriam

短语

prep. <拉>纪念某人, 作为对某人之纪念

发音

US /ɪn məˈmɔɹ.i.əm/
AU
UK /ɪn məˈmɔː.ɹi.əm/

词形变化

in memoriams 复数 in memoriams

别名

in memorium

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An announcement or composition etc. in memory of a deceased person.

adv.
  1. 1.

    In memory (of); as a memorial.

    An Enchanted Castle, and Other Poems, 1893, p. 72, prefaces the poem with this line, which suggests that the poem was written “in memoriam”: “[C. L. P., OB. JULY 18, 1884.]”.

    The book can be divided into three main parts: chapters 1, 14 were written in memoriam; in the second part (chapters 2–7) Miller carries out a philosophical investigation of critical rationalism; the third part (chapters 8–13) […]

词源

From Latin in memoriam (“into memory”).

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