缅怀

• 拼音: miǎn huái
• 汉字拆解: 缅 = 糸 (thread/silk radical) + 面 (face, phonetic) — distant, far-reaching; 怀 = 忄(heart radical) + 褱 (to cherish, phonetic) — to hold in heart, to cherish

含义

To cherish the memory of; to look back with nostalgia and reverence. To fondly recall a person who has passed or a significant time in the past.

A literary and formal verb used primarily to describe the act of remembering a deceased person or a past era with respect, love, and longing. Common in commemorative speeches, eulogies, literary essays, and historical writing. Implies a deep emotional attachment and a sense of loss or reverence. Often used with 先贤 (sages of the past), 往昔 (former times), or names of historical figures.

例句

1. 这座纪念碑的落成，是为了缅怀那些在抗战中英勇牺牲的无名战士，让后人永远铭记那段历史。
2. 每逢清明，人们以不同的方式缅怀逝去的亲人，或扫墓祭奠，或默默追忆，寄托绵长的哀思与感恩。
3. 这部传记以细腻的笔触缅怀了这位文学巨匠的一生，还原了他从默默无闻到享誉世界的漫长而曲折的创作历程。

用法指南

语境: commemoration, funeral, history, literature, eulogies

语气: reverent

正确说法

• 在这座城市建立一百周年的纪念大会上，市长以深情的话语缅怀了那些为城市建设奉献毕生心血的先辈们。(At the centenary commemorative assembly marking the city's founding, the mayor recalled with heartfelt words the forebears who had dedicated their entire lives to the construction of the city.)
• 这部交响乐是作曲家专门为缅怀恩师而创作的，每一个乐章都凝聚着他对恩师一生教诲的无限感念与深沉哀思。(This symphony was composed by the composer specifically to cherish the memory of his mentor — every movement is imbued with his boundless gratitude for a lifetime of guidance and deep grief at his passing.)

错误说法

• 将'缅怀'用于回忆仍在世的人或描述一般性的怀旧情绪 — 缅怀特指对已故之人或已逝时代带有崇敬之情的深切追念，对在世之人的追忆应用'追忆''回忆'或'感念'，一般性的怀旧应用'怀念'或'回忆往昔' (Do not use 缅怀 for recalling a living person or for general nostalgia — 缅怀 specifically describes deep, reverent remembrance of someone deceased or an era that has passed; for recalling a living person use 追忆, 回忆, or 感念; for general nostalgia use 怀念 or 回忆往昔)

起源与历史

缅 = 糸 (silk/thread radical) + 面 (face, phonetic) — distant, far-reaching (as in 缅甸 Myanmar, originally meaning 'faraway border'); 怀 = 忄(heart radical) + 褱 (to cherish, phonetic) — to hold in the heart, to cherish, to think of. Together: to hold someone far away or gone in one's heart with deep feeling.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal