commemoration

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Lễ kỷ niệm, sự tưởng nhớ

BrE /kəˌmɛməˈreɪʃn/ AmE /kəˌmeməˈreɪʃn/

noun en → vi

1 CELEBRATE [singular] B1

Lễ kỷ niệm, sự tưởng nhớ

an event or ceremony to remember an important person, date, or occasion from the past

  • a commemoration of somebody/something

Collocations commemoration ceremony · annual commemoration event

  • The town held a commemoration for the war heroes.

    Thị trấn tổ chức lễ tưởng niệm các anh hùng chiến tranh.

2 HONOR [singular] B2

Sự tôn vinh, sự tưởng nhớ

the act of remembering and honoring someone or something from the past, especially in a ceremony

  • commemoration of somebody/something

Collocations national commemoration day · memorial commemoration service

  • The memorial was built as a commemoration of the victims.

    Đài tưởng niệm được xây dựng để tôn vinh những nạn nhân.