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。 Death and dying all-cause mortality antemortem bereave bite bleed out coroner death toll ghost have one foot in the graveidiom macabre perish raise raise someone from the deadidiom remains roadkill self-extinction sepulchrally snuff strike someone down toll You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Remembering people who have died Examples of memento morimemento 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. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The most obvious places to look for "mementomori" meditations are in funeral art and architecture. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Related but distinct is the expression "mementomori" (remember that you are mortal) which carries some of the same connotation as "carpe diem". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. On the sides of the chest are carvings including a mementomori, achievements, and panels with drapes and cherubim. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It was painted in gratitude for the gift of life, not as a "mementomori". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The back wall has an inscribed panel surrounded by scrolls and mementomori. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The relentless ticking of a clock or watch, and the slow but certain movement of its hands, functioned as a visible and audible "mementomori". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The instrument has often doubled as a mementomori. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As a result the off-screen deaths of non-player characters felt more poignant and an example of mementomori. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Similar to "carpe diem" or "mementomori", it implies that one should enjoy life, even if that entails taking risks. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Venetian painters of the 16th century elaborated moral allegories for their patrons, and "mementomori" was a common theme. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. For art historians, "mementomori" refers to specific artistic or symbolic reminders of the above. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In his self-portrait, we see a typical puritan "mementomori" with a skull, suggesting his imminent death. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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