喜樂美語
  1. 1vB1/ˈmeməraɪz/背起來；記住

    to learn words, music, or facts carefully so that you know them exactly later.

    示範例句 · Example

    The children had to memorize a poem and recite it in front of the class.

    逐字孩子們必須背起來一首詩，並且在全班面前背誦它。

    「memorize」是「故意把東西學進腦裡，以後能一字不差說出來或用出來」——常接詩、歌詞、台詞、密碼、公式。常見說法：memorize a poem、memorize your lines、memorize a password。跟 remember 容易搞混：remember 是「想起／記得」（可能本來就記得），memorize 是「現在花力氣背熟」。近義 learn by heart 多出現在學校背詩、背歌詞的說法。核心畫面可以想成：把字句小心地放進心裡的抽屜，之後打開就能正確拿出來。

    常見搭配

    • memorize a poem / song

      背熟一首詩／一首歌

      learn a poem or song so you can say or sing it exactly

      We had to memorize a short poem for Chinese class.

    • memorize your lines

      背熟台詞

      learn the words you must say in a play

      Sam stayed up late to memorize his lines for the play.

    • memorize a speech

      背熟演講稿

      learn a speech so you can say it without reading

      He's trying to memorize his speech for the assembly.

    • memorize a password / PIN

      記住密碼／PIN碼

      learn a secret number or password so you need not write it down

      Don't write your PIN down — memorize it.

    • memorize formulas / facts

      背公式／事實

      learn formulas or facts carefully for later use

      She spent the evening memorizing the math formulas.

    • try to memorize

      試著背起來

      make an effort to learn something exactly

      I tried to memorize the new words before bed.

    意思相近

    learn by heartlearncommit to memory

    意思相反

    forgetunlearn

core核心畫面

Working at something on purpose until you can produce it later without looking — the lines of a play, a phone number, a piece of music. The effort and the exactness are both in the word: you are not just remembering, you are putting it in on purpose so it comes back whole.

可以想成：刻意反覆練，練到之後不用看也講得出來——台詞、電話號碼、一段樂譜。這個字同時帶著「花力氣」和「一字不差」兩件事：不是自然想起來，而是刻意存進去，要用的時候能完整取出。跟 remember 的差別就在這裡——remember 是想得起來，memorize 是為了記住而下的工夫。

同家族的字

過去式 memorized過去分詞 memorized-ing memorizing三單 memorizes

意思相近

learn by heartlearncommit to memory

意思相反

forgetunlearn

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

memorizeverb/ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/

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    To fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory.

    • I wanted to look up velleity and quotidian and memorize the fuckers for all time, spell them, learn them, pronounce them syllable by syllable—vocalize, phonate, utter the sounds, say the words for all they're worth.
    • Many years ago there was a rumor that a basketball star (Jerry Lucas of the New York Knicks) had memorized the entire Manhattan phone book.

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