A memorial event, object, or prize is in honour of someone who has died, so that they will be remembered.
A memorial service is being held for her at St Paul's Church.
一场为她举行的纪念仪式正在圣保罗教堂举行。
memorials
A memorial is a structure built in order to remind people of a famous person or event.
Building a memorial to Columbus has been his lifelong dream.
建一座哥伦布纪念碑一直是他一生的梦想。
If you say that something will be a memorial to someone who has died, you mean that it will continue to exist and remind people of them.
The museum will serve as a memorial to the millions who passed through Ellis Island.
这个博物馆将成为曾经过埃利斯岛的数百万人的纪念馆。