A memorial is a structure built in order to remind people of a famous person or event.
例句
Building a memorial to Columbus has been his lifelong dream...为哥伦布建一座纪念碑是他一生的梦想。Every village had its war memorial.每座村庄都有自己的战争纪念碑。
ADJ
（对逝者）纪念的;悼念的;追思的
A memorial event, object, or prize is in honour of someone who has died, so that they will be remembered.
例句
A memorial service is being held for her at St Paul's Church.她的追悼会正在圣保罗教堂举行。...memorial plaques to local regiments...发给驻扎本地的兵团的纪念章
N-COUNT
（追忆逝者的）纪念物,纪念品
If you say that something will be a memorial to someone who has died, you mean that it will continue to exist and remind people of them.
例句
The museum will serve as a memorial to the millions who passed through Ellis Island...这个博物馆将用来纪念经过埃利斯岛的数百万移民。The city's rather uncompromising bleakness is a permanent memorial to its dark and mysterious founders.这座城市毫不妥协的荒凉面貌是对其神秘莫测的创建者的永久纪念。