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reminiscence

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++rem·i·nis·cence /ˌreməˈnɪsəns/ noun [countable, uncountable often plural]  REMEMBERa spoken or written story about events that you remember 回忆往事的谈话;回忆录 memoirreminiscence of/about reminiscences of the war 战争回忆录
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reminiscenceFirst, reminiscence highlights older people's assets rather than their disabilities.Zohra Labrooy was the ideal audience for reminiscence or confession.In reminiscence, you build up from past life to the present.It may be that few people who were there have devoted much time to nostalgic reminiscence.There comes a point when reminiscence is blocked, or when there is resistance to proceeding further.reminiscence of/aboutWilletts detects in these later stories a reminiscence of a Minoan initiation ordeal.Massot was a pleasant but impossibly long-winded Gaul whose briefest reminiscence about his days in the Resistance tended to last an hour.
rem·i·nis·cence nounChineseSyllable
Corpus spoken that a story events or about written


reminiscence
reminiscence /ˌreməˈnɪsəns, ˌremɪˈnɪsəns/ noun [countable,uncountable often plural]
a spoken or written story about events that you remember ⇨ memoir
    reminiscence of/about
    reminiscences of the war


rem·in·is·cenceBrE /ˌremɪˈnɪsns/ 🔊NAmE /ˌremɪˈnɪsns/ 🔊 noun [countable, usually plural] a spoken or written description of sth that sb remembers about their past life 怀旧的谈话;回忆录 SYN memory The book is a collection of his reminiscences about the actress. 这本书辑录了他对那位女演员的回忆。🔊🔊reminiscences of a wartime childhood战时童年生活的回忆录 [uncountable] the act of remembering things that happened in the past 回忆;追忆 SYN recollection [countable, usually plural] something that reminds you of sth similar 使人想起类似事物的东西;引起联想的相似事物Her music is full of reminiscences of African rhythms. 她的音乐总是使人联想到非洲音乐的节奏。🔊🔊