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TOEFL BNC: 979 COCA: 891

memory
memory /ˈmɛməri/ noun
plural memories
memory
/ˈmɛməri/
noun
plural memories
Learner's definition of MEMORY
1 
: the power or process of remembering what has been learned记忆力；记忆
[count]
[noncount]
— see also photographic memory
2 
a  [count] : something that is remembered回忆；记忆
b  [noncount] : the things learned and kept in the mind记在心里的事
3 
[count] : the things that are remembered about a person who has died对死者的记忆
4 
: the period of time that a person can remember记忆所及的时间（或范围）
[count]
— usually singular通常用单数
[noncount]
5 
[noncount] computers
a  : capacity for storing information（计算机）内存
b  : the part of a computer in which information is stored存储器
— see also random-access memory

from memory

: without reading or looking at notes凭记忆

in memory of

or in someone's memory
: made or done to honor someone who has died为了纪念；作为对…的纪念

memory lane

◊ If you take a stroll/trip/walk (etc.) down memory lane, you think or talk about pleasant things from the past.往事感怀；回忆往事
TOEFL BNC: 979 COCA: 891

memory

noun

mem·​o·​ry ˈmem-rē How to pronounce memory (audio)
ˈme-mə-
plural memories
1
a
: the power or process of reproducing or recalling what has been learned and retained especially through associative mechanisms
began to lose his memory as he grew older
b
: the store of things learned and retained from an organism's activity or experience as evidenced by modification of structure or behavior or by recall and recognition
has a good memory for faces
2
a
: commemorative remembrance
erected a statue in memory of the hero
b
: the fact or condition of being remembered
days of recent memory
3
a
: a particular act of recall or recollection
has no memory of the event
b
: an image or impression of one that is remembered
fond memories of her youth
c
: the time within which past events can be or are remembered
within the memory of living men
4
a
: a device (such as a chip) or a component of an electronic device (such as a computer or smartphone) in which information can be inserted and stored and from which it may be extracted when wanted
especially : ram
b
: capacity for storing information
512 megabytes of memory
5
: a capacity for showing effects as the result of past treatment or for returning to a former condition
—used especially of a material (such as metal or plastic)

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for memory

memory, remembrance, recollection, reminiscence mean the capacity for or the act of remembering, or the thing remembered.

memory applies both to the power of remembering and to what is remembered.

gifted with a remarkable memory
that incident was now just a distant memory

remembrance applies to the act of remembering or the fact of being remembered.

any remembrance of his deceased wife was painful

recollection adds an implication of consciously bringing back to mind often with some effort.

after a moment's recollection he produced the name

reminiscence suggests the recalling of usually pleasant incidents, experiences, or feelings from a remote past.

my grandmother's reminiscences of her Iowa girlhood

Example Sentences

He began to lose his memory as he grew older. Dad has a selective memory: he remembers the times he was right and forgets the times he was wrong. We have pleasant memories of the trip. trying to repress bitter memories His name evokes memories of a happier time. That time is just a dim memory to me now. The happiness of those times is still vivid in my memory. Her name has faded from memory. I seem to have very little memory of that time in my life. The sudden shock jogged his memory and everything came flooding back into his mind. See More
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English memorie, from Anglo-French memoire, memorie, from Latin memoria, from memor mindful; akin to Old English gemimor well-known, Greek mermēra care, Sanskrit smarati he remembers

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of memory was in the 13th century

Phrases Containing memory

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TOEFL BNC: 979 COCA: 891
memory

noun¹

 1ability to remember記憶力ADJECTIVE | VERB + MEMORY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤excellent, good, long, prodigious, retentive極好的記憶力；持久的記憶力；驚人的記憶力▸➤awful, bad, faulty, poor, short, terrible壞記性；差記性；健忘▸➤long-term, short-term長時記憶；短時記憶◇His short-term memory was damaged in the accident.他的短時記憶在事故中受損。➤working工作記憶◇the limitations of working memory工作記憶的局限➤collective集體記憶◇the nation's collective memory民族的集體記憶➤public公眾記憶◇The incident faded from public memory.這一事件淡出了公眾的記憶。➤cultural, historical, institutional (especially NAmE) 文化／歷史／制度記憶◇How short our cultural memory has become.我們的文化記憶已經變得如此短暫了。◇the historical memory of a culture一種文化的歷史記憶◇the Army's institutional memory軍隊的制度記憶➤visual視覺記憶◇Bad spellers have a weak visual memory.拼寫常出錯的人視覺記憶能力差。➤photographic照相機般精確的記憶➤human人類的記憶力VERB + MEMORY➤jog, refresh喚起記憶◇Seeing your name in the paper jogged my memory.在報紙上看到你的名字喚起了我的記憶。➤lose喪失記憶力◇Most people start to lose their memory as they get older.多數人隨着年齡的增長記憶力開始衰退。➤recover, regain恢復記憶力➤haunt縈繞在記憶中◇one of those films that haunts the memory long after it has been watched那些看過許久以後仍無法忘記的電影中的一部➤commit sth to把⋯記住◇I committed the number to memory and threw the letter away.我記住那個號碼，然後把信扔掉了。➤search努力回憶◇She searched her memory for their names.她努力回想他們的名字。PREPOSITION➤from memory憑記憶◇He recited the whole poem from memory.他憑記憶把整首詩背了出來。➤memory for對⋯的記憶力◇I have a good memory for faces.我很善於記人的長相。PHRASES➤in living memory, in recent memory在生者的記憶中；在最近幾年的記憶中◇the coldest winter in living memory記憶中最冷的一個冬天➤if memory serves, if memory serves me, if memory serves me correctly, if memory serves me right如果（我）沒記錯的話◇If memory served her, his name was Stan.如果她沒記錯的話，他的名字是斯坦。
memory

noun²

 2thought of the past回憶ADJECTIVE | VERB + MEMORY | MEMORY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤childhood, early童年的／早年的回憶◇My earliest childhood memory is of falling in a lake.我最早的童年記憶是掉進湖裏。➤dim, distant, faded, fading, faint, fuzzy, hazy, vague模糊的回憶；遙遠的回憶；已淡忘的記憶；漸漸淡忘的回憶▸➤clear, vivid清晰的／生動的回憶▸➤affectionate, cherished, fond, good, great, happy, lovely, nostalgic, pleasant, positive, precious, special, sweet, treasured, warm, wonderful溫情的回憶；珍視的回憶；喜愛的回憶；美好的回憶；幸福的回憶；懷舊的回憶；愉快的回憶；珍貴的回憶；特殊的回憶；甜蜜的回憶；溫暖的回憶；美妙的回憶➤favourite/favorite最喜愛的回憶▸➤bitter-sweet有苦有樂的回憶➤haunting縈繞於心的回憶◇the haunting memories of lost love對失去的愛情難以忘懷的記憶➤awful, bad, bitter, disturbing, embarrassing, horrible, horrific, painful, sad, terrible, traumatic, unhappy, unpleasant, unwanted令人不快的回憶；苦澀的回憶；令人不安的回憶；令人尷尬的回憶；可怕的回憶；痛苦的回憶；傷心的記憶；造成精神創傷的回憶；不愉快的記憶➤powerful, strong強烈的回憶▸➤abiding, enduring, lasting, lingering持久的回憶；永恆的回憶；揮之不去的記憶◇My abiding memory of our first meeting is of a girl too shy to talk.我永遠記得我們初次見面時她是一個腼腆得連話都不敢說的女孩。➤fleeting飛逝的記憶➤forgotten, lost已經忘卻的／失去的記憶◇all the forgotten memories from when he was younger所有被遺忘的他年輕時候的記憶➤old舊時的記憶◇the pain of old memories舊時記憶的痛苦➤fresh, recent鮮活的／新近的記憶◇the fresh memory of my momentous news this morning對於今天上午和我有關的重大消息的清晰記憶➤first最早的記憶◇one of my first memories我最早的記憶之一➤shared共同的記憶◇They exchanged grins at the shared memory.他們因共同的記憶相視而笑。➤repressed, suppressed被壓抑的記憶◇a repressed memory of trauma對於創傷的被壓抑的記憶➤false虛妄的記憶◇false memories of abuse虛妄的受虐記憶◇false memory syndrome虛妄記憶綜合症➤selective選擇性記憶➤recovered恢復的記憶◇recovered memories of abusive and violent incidents對發生的虐待和暴力恢復了的記憶➤associative聯想記憶VERB + MEMORY➤have記得◇I have memories of sitting on the back of the school bus.我記得當年坐在校車後面。➤bring back, evoke, recall, rekindle, revive, spark, stir, stir up, trigger使回憶起；重新喚起回憶；勾起記憶➤conjure, conjure up, retrieve想起；追憶◇Most young adults can retrieve memories of very early events.多數年輕的成年人能想起很久以前的事情。➤relive重溫記憶◇forced to relive painful memories被迫重拾痛苦的記憶➤remember記起◇I began to remember happy memories from my childhood.我開始想起童年的幸福時光。➤retain保留記憶➤invoke喚起記憶➤cherish, treasure珍藏記憶◇I will always treasure these memories.我會永遠珍藏這些記憶。➤keep alive, preserve保存記憶➤share有同樣的記憶◇The actors share fond memories of what Gene meant to them.這些演員都深情懷念吉恩對他們的重要意義。➤block, block out, blot out, bury, erase, push aside, push away, repress, suppress抹去回憶；盡量不去想◇He tried to blot out his memories of the ordeal.他試圖抹掉那次痛苦經歷的回憶。➤record記錄回憶◇Keeping a journal is a great way to record your memories.記日記是記錄回憶的好方法。➤hold保留記憶◇a place that holds so many memories of Ellen一個保留了埃倫許多記憶的地方➤be haunted by被記憶糾纏◇still haunted by memories of his father's death對父親的去世仍然無法釋懷MEMORY + VERB➤come flooding back, flood back, flood sb's mind, rush back to sb記憶如洪水般湧上（某人）心頭◇When we visited my old family home, memories came flooding back.我們探訪我家老屋時，回憶如潮水般湧上心頭。➤stir記憶湧動◇Memories stirred in Josie's mind.回憶在喬西的腦海中湧動。➤fade記憶逐漸變得模糊PREPOSITION➤at the memory因為記憶◇Her eyes gleamed at the memory.一想起此事，她的眼睛就很有神采。\➤in memory of紀念⋯◇He planted some apple trees in memory of his wife.他種了些蘋果樹紀念他的妻子。➤memory from來自⋯的回憶◇Smells and tastes often evoke memories from the past.氣味和味道經常能喚起對往事的回憶。➤memory of⋯的回憶◇fond memories of her childhood對她童年的深情回憶PHRASES➤in loving memory深切懷念◇in loving memory of our beloved father深切懷念我們親愛的父親
memory

noun³

 3of a computer計算機ADJECTIVE | VERB + MEMORY | MEMORY + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤computer, system計算機／系統內存➤cache, working高速緩衝／工作存貯器➤flash閃速存貯器VERB + MEMORY➤expand擴大內存➤take up佔用內存◇Photographs take up a lot of memory.照片佔用大量存貯空間。MEMORY + NOUN➤stick內存條➤drive存貯器驅動器➤slot內存插槽

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