记忆

• 拼音: jì yì
• 汉字拆解: 记 = 讠(speech) + 己 (self), meaning to record; 忆 = 忄(heart) + 乙 (second), meaning to recall

含义

Memory; to remember. The faculty of recalling past experiences or stored information.

Can function as both a noun (memory) and a verb (to memorize). Used in contexts ranging from personal recollections to cognitive science. 记忆力 specifically refers to one's memory capacity or ability.

例句

1. 这张老照片唤起了我童年的美好记忆。
2. 随着年龄增长，他的记忆力明显下降了。
3. 学习语言需要记忆大量的词汇和语法规则。

用法指南

语境: everyday, psychology, education, nostalgia

语气: reflective

正确说法

• 我对那件事没有记忆了。(I have no memory of that incident.)
• 请记忆这个电话号码。(Please memorize this phone number.)

错误说法

• 我的记忆告诉我去商店 (记忆 doesn't give instructions — use 我记得 for 'I remember')

起源与历史

Compound of 记 (to record, remember) + 忆 (to recall, remember), both involving the mental process of remembering.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal