- 1遠古以來的、無法追憶的（幾乎都用在 from time immemorial）
Immemorial means going back further than anyone can remember, further even than written history can show. You almost never meet it standing alone. The set phrase is from time immemorial — 'since a time so old that nobody knows the beginning'. Laws, customs, and ceremonies love it: this right has existed from time immemorial. It is a formal, old-fashioned word. For everyday talk, 'for as long as anyone can remember' or 'since ancient times' is what people actually say. A memorial helps you remember a person or an event; immemorial is almost the opposite idea — beyond memory. The two sit next to each other in spelling, which is why students trip.
組成From French immémorial. By the pieces you can see: im- (not) + memorial (something kept in memory) — not held in memory; older than memory.
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
immemorialadj/ɪ.məˈmɔːɹi.əl/
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That is beyond memory; ancient.
- The rocks had stood overlooking the valley since time immemorial.
- We will ride this morning to what we call the grove of Daphne. It is a real laurel grove. Some of the trees must be immemorial, and deserve to have been sacred, if once they were not so.
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