commemorative

/kom.me.mo.raˈti.ve/· adjective

文化/时政B2

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Chinese meaning

纪念性的

用yòng于yú纪jì念niàn某mǒu事shì的de

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为wèi纪jì念niàn建jiàn国guó250周zhōu年nián而ér制zhì

Example

President Trump's face will appear on a new commemorative coin honoring the nation's 250th birthday.

特朗普总统的头像将出现在一枚新的纪念币上,用以纪念美国建国250周年。

Source: NPR · 17 Jul 2026

Background ✎

美měi国guó将jiāng发fā行xíng印yìn有yǒu特tè朗lǎng普pǔ头tóu像xiàng的de新xīn版bǎn1美měi元yuán纪jì念niàn币bì,专zhuān家jiā称chēng此cǐ举jǔ不bù仅jǐn打dǎ破pò惯guàn例lì,还hái涉shè嫌xián违wéi法fǎ。

Roots · etymology

源自新拉丁语commemorativus

  • commemorate(纪念)+ -ive(形容词后缀)

Collocations

  • commemorative coin / commemorative stamp / commemorative event

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