memory
UK/'memәri/US
NGSL 1kTOEFL中考高考四级六级考研A1
释义
n.
The faculty by which the mind stores and recalls past experiences and information
记忆力,记忆
n.
A particular thing recalled from the past; a recollection
回忆,记忆中的事
n.
The part of a computer that stores data and instructions
(计算机的)内存,存储器
词根拆分
词根派生memor(留心的、记得的)+ -y(状态/性质)= 「留心」这种状态——也就是把过去保留在心里的能力。memory 是存放你所见所学的仓库。英语后来把这个词借给了机器:计算机的 memory 就是它存放数据的仓库。
词根 memor 还连着 12 个词常用搭配
- 1.short-term memory短期记忆
- 2.in memory of纪念(某人)
- 3.from memory凭记忆
- 4.a vivid memory鲜明的回忆
- 5.lose your memory失去记忆
例句
- 1.
She has an amazing memory for names and faces.
她对名字和长相的记忆力惊人。
- 2.
I have happy memories of summers at my grandmother's house.
我有许多在外婆家过暑假的美好回忆。
- 3.
This laptop has eight gigabytes of memory.
这台笔记本有八吉字节的内存。