reminisce

reminisce — verb

1. to bring back to mind and talk about enjoyable events or experiences from your p

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

to bring back to mind and talk about enjoyable events or experiences from your past, usually with a feeling of fondness or warmth.

例句

Roya and her college friends often reminisce about their summer trips to the mountain cabin.

reminisce + about + noun phrase

When Aunt Shanti visits her hometown, she loves to reminisce about her childhood.

同義詞
  • recollect

    more formal and deliberate; does not imply sharing with others

  • look back

    phrasal verb, slightly more neutral in tone; can be used for non-happy memories as well

  • hark back

    more literary and often used for specific details or styles, not general reminiscing

反義詞
  • forget

    the opposite action — to lose or fail to recall

文法句型

reminisce + about + noun phrase

用法筆記

Always intransitive — the object of the memory is introduced by the preposition 'about'. The subject is always a person or group of people. 'Reminisce' implies both remembering AND sharing the memory, unlike 'remember' which can be a private act.

常見錯誤

❌We reminisced our trip to Japan.
✅We reminisced about our trip to Japan.
💡reminisce is intransitive and requires 'about' before the object.
❌She reminisces that summer was wonderful.
✅She reminisces about that wonderful summer.
💡a that-clause cannot follow reminisce directly; use 'about' + noun phrase.