souvenir

英[,suːvə'nɪə] 美[,suvə'nɪr]
  • n. 纪念品;礼物
  • vt. 把…留作纪念

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