recollection

思い出、記憶

過去に経験したことのうち、心に残っていること。

やさしい英語で： Something you remember about a past experience.

• My earliest recollection is of our garden.
• She shared some happy recollections of school.
• Do you have any recollection of meeting him?

使い方： a recollection of something/doing something (I have a clear recollection of visiting that house.)

類義語： memory, remembrance

よく使う表現： vivid recollection, childhood recollection, recollection of something

記憶力、記憶

過去を思い出す力。また、記憶がさかのぼれる時期。

やさしい英語で： The ability to remember past events, or the time your memory reaches back to.

• Her powers of recollection remain strong.
• To my recollection, the shop opened in May.
• Nothing like this has happened within my recollection.

使い方： to the best of someone’s recollection (To the best of my recollection, we arrived before noon.)

類義語： memory, recall

反対語： forgetfulness

よく使う表現： to my recollection, within my recollection, powers of recollection