memento mori

memento mori

美 [məˌmentəʊ 'mɔ:ri] 　英 [məˌmentəʊ 'mɔ:ri]

• n.使人想到死亡的物品（或图符）；死亡警告
• 网络死的象征；死的警告；死亡象征

英汉双解

英汉解释

na.	1. 〈外〉死的警告,死的象征[骷髅等]

英英解释

n.	1. an object, especially a skull, intended as a reminder of the fact that humans die 2. a reminder of the fact that humans fail and make mistakes

例句

Jobs' memento mori had been delivered by his doctors, but it did not instill humility.

乔布斯的死神请柬是由医生发出的，但丝毫没有让他谦卑。

But the fact that we know it for a memento mori justifies us in feeling a certain human pride.

但我们把它看作死亡象征的事实，证明了我们感觉到某种人类的骄傲。

She said, "I keep this will by my bed, memento mori, and I change it all the time just because I want to. "

她说，“我把遗嘱放在床边，它是死亡的象征，我不停的修改它，我就是想这么做。”