memorial

記念碑、慰霊碑

亡くなった人や重要な出来事を思い出すために作られた物や建造物。

やさしい英語で： An object or structure built to help people remember someone who died or an important event.

• We left flowers at the memorial.
• The town built a memorial to the soldiers who died.
• Their names appear on several war memorials.

使い方： a memorial to someone/something (They built a memorial to the flood victims.)

類義語： monument

よく使う表現： war memorial, memorial to someone, visit a memorial

追悼式、慰霊祭

亡くなった人をしのぶために行う儀式。

やさしい英語で： A ceremony held to remember someone who has died.

• We attended a memorial for our teacher.
• Her friends organized a small memorial at the school.
• Two memorials were held for the victims.

使い方： a memorial for someone (A memorial for her father will be held on Friday.)

類義語： memorial service

よく使う表現： attend a memorial, hold a memorial, memorial for someone

追悼の、記念の

亡くなった人や重要な出来事をしのぶために作られたり行われたりする。

やさしい英語で： Created or held to remember someone who died or an important event.

• They held a memorial service on Sunday.
• A memorial plaque marks the place where she lived.
• The family opened a memorial garden beside the hospital.

類義語： commemorative

よく使う表現： memorial service, memorial plaque, memorial garden

記憶に残る

実物としてではなく、人の記憶の中に存在する。

やさしい英語で： Existing in a person’s memory rather than as a physical thing.

• The lost house remained a memorial possession.
• He described the memorial images of his childhood.
• These memorial impressions survived long after the journey.

類義語： remembered

よく使う表現： memorial possession, memorial image