A reminiscence is a memory you tell or write down — a story from your past, not just a silent thought. People publish their reminiscences as a book of old stories; a friend might offer a reminiscence of a teacher.

A reminiscence is指 a memory you tell or write down你說出來或寫下來的記憶——a story from your past一個屬於你過去的故事，not just a silent thought而不只是心裡默默想的念頭。People publish their reminiscences有人會把自己的reminiscences出版成 as a book of old stories一本舊事故事集；a friend might offer而朋友可能會分享 a reminiscence of a teacher一段關於某位老師的reminiscence。

It can also mean the act of looking back. In a more literary way, it can mean a faint reminder of something else (“a reminiscence of lemon in the tea”), though that use is less common in learner English.

It can also mean它也可以指 the act of looking back「回顧過去」這個動作本身。In a more literary way用比較文學的方式來說，it can mean它可以指 a faint reminder of something else一種淡淡讓人聯想到別的東西的感覺 (“a reminiscence of lemon in the tea”)（像「茶裡有一絲檸檬的reminiscence」），though that use is less common in learner English不過這種用法在學習者的英文裡比較少見。

In school you will mostly meet it as “stories of what I remember.” It is more formal than “an old story” or “a memory.” One reminiscence is one story; reminiscences in the plural often means a whole set, or a kind of memoir.

In school在學校裡，you will mostly meet it as你最常遇到的用法是 “stories of what I remember.”「我記得的往事」。It is more formal than它比 “an old story”「an old story」（一個舊故事） or “a memory”或「a memory」（一段記憶） more formal正式一點。One reminiscence is one story一個reminiscence是一則故事；reminiscences in the plural複數的reminiscences often means a whole set常常是指一整套，or a kind of memoir或是一種回憶錄。