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词汇 memento-mori
释义 memento mori
noun[ Cusually singular ]
uk /məˌmen.təʊˈmɔː.ri/ us /-toʊˈmɔːr.i/pluralmemento mori
something that reminds people that everyone must die: 令人联想起死亡的食物;死的象征
The painting features a human skull, the classic memento mori.油画中有一个人的头骨,这是经典的死亡象征。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Death and dying
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remains
roadkill
self-extinction
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Remembering people who have died

Examples of memento mori


memento mori
The power of performers, she astutely claims, invariably appears in a double light, 'as warnings and as mementomori, but also as a salute' (53).
He writes that the photographs 'stand as a "mementomori", presenting an architecture of memory - a recollection of function without utility, of space without time'.
This "mementomori" underlines that the painting was intended to serve as a lesson to the viewers.
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The most obvious places to look for "mementomori" meditations are in funeral art and architecture.
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Related but distinct is the expression "mementomori" (remember that you are mortal) which carries some of the same connotation as "carpe diem".
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On the sides of the chest are carvings including a mementomori, achievements, and panels with drapes and cherubim.
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It was painted in gratitude for the gift of life, not as a "mementomori".
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The back wall has an inscribed panel surrounded by scrolls and mementomori.
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The relentless ticking of a clock or watch, and the slow but certain movement of its hands, functioned as a visible and audible "mementomori".
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The instrument has often doubled as a mementomori.
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As a result the off-screen deaths of non-player characters felt more poignant and an example of mementomori.
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Similar to "carpe diem" or "mementomori", it implies that one should enjoy life, even if that entails taking risks.
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Venetian painters of the 16th century elaborated moral allegories for their patrons, and "mementomori" was a common theme.
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For art historians, "mementomori" refers to specific artistic or symbolic reminders of the above.
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In his self-portrait, we see a typical puritan "mementomori" with a skull, suggesting his imminent death.
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