souvenir

/'su:vəniə/

Thân thiện

She buys a small souvenir from the museum gift shop.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A reminder of past events: An object kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event one has experienced.
   • Something of sentimental value: An item kept for the memories or emotions it evokes, rather than for its monetary worth.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • I bought a small statue as a souvenir of my trip to Rome.
  • This old concert ticket is a souvenir from my first rock show.
  • She kept the seashell as a souvenir of her day at the beach.

Advanced Usage

• "To souvenir something" (verb, informal/chiefly Australian): To take something as a memento, often without permission.
  • He tried to souvenir a menu from the famous restaurant.
• "Souvenir hunter": A person who collects, and sometimes inappropriately takes, souvenirs.
  • The historic site was damaged by souvenir hunters.

Variants and Related Words

• Memento (n): An object kept as a reminder or souvenir of a person or event.
• Keepsake (n): A small item kept in memory of the person who gave it or the event it represents.
• Memorabilia (n): Objects collected because of their historical interest or connection to a particular person or event (often used in plural form).

Synonyms

• Memento
• Remembrance
• Token
• Relic

Related Phrases

• Souvenir shop: A store that sells mementos, typically to tourists.
  • We stopped at a souvenir shop to buy postcards.
• Souvenir photo: A photograph taken as a memento of an occasion.
  • We took a souvenir photo in front of the monument.

Related Idioms

• "A souvenir of the occasion": A common phrase used to describe an item kept to remember a specific event.
  • Everyone received a small gift as a souvenir of the occasion.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a reminder of past events
2. something of sentimental value

Từ đồng nghĩa

• memento
• keepsake
• token
• relic