memorabilia

memorabilia — 名詞

1. Items that people acquire and value because those objects relate to a celebrity,

1.名詞B2
釋義

紀念品

與名人、歷史事件或熱門活動相關的收藏品

Items that people acquire and value because those objects relate to a celebrity, a major past event, or a favourite pastime like a sport or a film series.

例句

Rin covered her bedroom wall with Beatles memorabilia, including old concert posters and signed albums.

Rin 在房間牆上貼滿了披頭四的紀念品，包括老演唱會海報和親筆簽名唱片。

collocation: music memorabilia / sports memorabilia / film memorabilia

The museum displays Apollo mission memorabilia, such as flight suits and moon maps.

該博物館展出了阿波羅任務紀念品，例如太空服和月球地圖。

collocation: memorabilia from [historical event]

同義詞
  • collectibles

    more commercial in feel; often refers to items bought and sold as investments

  • collectables

    same as collectibles, with a less commercial connotation

  • keepsakes

    personal rather than historical; things kept for private emotional reasons

文法句型

memorabilia + plural verb

a piece / an item of memorabilia

用法筆記

Always treated as a plural noun: 'These memorabilia are valuable.' To refer to a single object, use 'a piece of memorabilia' or 'an item of memorabilia.' The rare singular form 'memorabilium' is almost never used in modern English.

常見錯誤

❌This memorabilia is valuable.
✅These memorabilia are valuable.
💡Memorabilia is always plural; use plural verbs and determiners.
❌I bought a memorabilia at the stadium.
✅I bought a piece of memorabilia at the stadium.
💡Use 'a piece of' or 'an item of' for singular reference.

2. Physical objects connected to significant achievements, historical events, or no

2.名詞B2
釋義

珍藏；紀念物

因意義非凡而值得保存的重要事蹟或經歷

Physical objects connected to significant achievements, historical events, or notable experiences that people preserve as important records of the past.

例句

The championship trophy became the team's most treasured piece of memorabilia from that season.

那座冠軍獎盃成了該球隊該季最珍貴的珍藏。

count structure: piece of memorabilia

The city archive preserves memorabilia from the founding years, including old maps and handwritten letters.

該市檔案館保存了建城初期的紀念物，包括老地圖和手寫信件。

collocation: memorabilia from [a period]

同義詞
  • remembrances

    more personal and emotional; less historical in tone

  • records

    focuses on the documentary aspect rather than the physical object

文法句型

memorabilia of [event]

memorabilia from [era]

用法筆記

This sense overlaps with sense 1 but focuses on events and achievements rather than commercial collectibles. Commonly appears in formal or historical writing rather than everyday conversation. Distinguish from sense 1 (COLLECTED OBJECTS), which refers to mass-produced or commercially traded items tied to celebrities or pop culture.

常見錯誤

❌We saw the memorabilia of the battle at the museum.' (vague)
✅The museum displayed memorabilia from the battle, such as soldiers' letters and uniforms.
💡Be specific about what items are included; 'memorabilia' alone is too broad in this sense.

3. Objects tied to a particular hobby, profession, or area of interest that people

3.名詞C1
釋義

相關物品

與特定興趣或領域相關、具個人意義的物件

Objects tied to a particular hobby, profession, or area of interest that people keep because they find them meaningful — even when the objects have little or no financial value.

例句

Adina's collection of theatre memorabilia included playbills and costume sketches from Broadway shows.

Adina 收藏的劇院相關物品包括百老匯秀的節目單和戲服設計草圖。

collocation: theatre memorabilia / military memorabilia / railway memorabilia

The veteran's trunk was full of military memorabilia — uniforms, medals, and faded group photographs.

那位老兵的大箱子裡裝滿了軍事相關物品——制服、勳章和泛白的團體照。

同義詞
  • mementos

    personal objects kept as reminders; less emphasis on collecting as a hobby

  • souvenirs

    usually from travel or visits; more commercially produced

  • keepsakes

    emotional, personal value; not typically bought and sold

文法句型

[field/interest] + memorabilia

memorabilia of [a subject]

用法筆記

The field or interest is typically specified before the word ('theatre memorabilia,' 'railway memorabilia'). Unlike sense 1 (COLLECTED OBJECTS), the items are not necessarily famous or commercially traded — their value is personal and tied to the collector's own passion. Unlike sense 2 (NOTEWORTHY EVENTS), the focus is on a category of interest rather than a single remarkable event.

常見錯誤

❌My grandmother has many memorabilia from her youth.' (too vague)
✅My grandmother has a collection of fashion memorabilia from the 1950s.
💡Specify the field or interest to make the sentence clear.