early 15c., "written record," from Anglo-French memorie "note, memorandum, something written to be kept in mind" (early 15c., Old French memoire), from Latin memoria (see memory). Meaning "person's written account of his life" is from 1670s.
实用例句
1. She wrote a memoir of her stay in France.
她写了一篇旅法记事录.
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2. He has just published a memoir in honour of his captain.
他刚刚出了一本传记来纪念他的队长。
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3. In 1858 he sent me a memoir on this subject.
他于1858年,曾寄给我关于本题的一篇论文.
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4. That Sir Max reveals little about himself in this memoir hardly matters.
马克思爵士在回忆录里几乎没有提到自己.
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5. That volcanologist was busying with memoir after his retirement.