/kəˈmeməreɪt ||; kəˈmɛməˌret/verb [T] to exist or take place in order to make people remember a special event 纪念: a statue commemorating all the soldiers who died in the last war 为纪念上一次战争中所有阵亡战士而竖立的塑像 ➔commemoration /kəˌmeməˈreɪʃn ||; kəˌmɛməˈreʃən/ noun [C,U] The concerts were held in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Mozart's death. 这些音乐会都是为纪念莫扎特逝世二百周年而举办的。