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Memorabilia are things you keep or collect because they belong with a famous person, a big event, or a time you care about. Think of a signed ball, an old concert poster, a badge from an election, a programme from a World Cup.
Memorabilia memorabilia are是 things you keep or collect你留著或收藏的東西 because they belong with因為它們跟...有關 a famous person名人, a big event大事件, or a time you care about或是你在乎的一段時光有關。Think of a signed ball想想一顆簽名球, an old concert poster一張舊演唱會海報, a badge from an election一枚選舉徽章, a programme from a World Cup一本世界盃的場刊。
In careful English the word is plural: “the memorabilia are in that cabinet,” not “a memorabilia.” Though actually, shops and websites often treat it as one mass of stuff, like “Elvis memorabilia,” without counting the pieces. Collectors use this word a lot; ordinary families might just say “old things” unless the things are about someone famous.
In careful English在講究的英文裡, the word is plural這個字是複數形: “the memorabilia are in that cabinet,”那些紀念品收藏在那個櫃子裡, not “a memorabilia.”而不是「a memorabilia」那樣的說法。Though actually不過, shops and websites店家和網站 often treat it as one mass of stuff常常把它當成一整堆東西, like “Elvis memorabilia,”像貓王的紀念收藏品那樣, without counting the pieces而不去數有幾件。Collectors收藏家 use this word a lot很常用這個字; ordinary families普通家庭 might just say可能就只會說 “old things”舊東西 unless the things are about someone famous除非那些東西跟名人有關。
It is not quite the same as a . A is usually small and personal, for you. Memorabilia can be personal too, but the hook is the famous link, and people often collect them as a hobby — or even as something that might be worth money later.
It它 is not quite the same as跟...不太一樣 a memento memento。A memento memento通常 is usually small and personal通常很小、很私人, for you是給你自己的。Memorabilia memorabilia can be personal too也可以很私人, but不過 the hook is the famous link重點在於跟名人的關聯, and而且 people often collect them as a hobby人們常常把收集它們當成一種嗜好 — or even as something that might be worth money later甚至當成以後可能值錢的東西。
組成Borrowed from Latin memorābilia, “things to be remembered,” the neuter plural of memorābilis, “memorable.” English uses it as a noun for collectible things, perhaps after the Latin title Memorabilia of Xenophon’s collection of Socratic dialogues.
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,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。
memorabilianoun/ˌmɛm(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪə/
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Objects that are connected to or remind their owner of past events.
- George has a collection of World War II memorabilia.
- I can't remember / Give me a reminder / I collect, I reject / Memorabilia / Memorabilia
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archaicThings worth remembering: noteworthy points.
- On the other hand, how uſeful is ſuch a faculty, if well exerciſed! To it we owe all thoſe intereſting apothegms and memorabilia of the ancients, which Plutarch, Xenophon, and Valerius Maximus, have tranſmitted to us.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。