She kept a fragment of basalt as a memento of the fieldwork that first convinced her to study volcanoes.
她留着一块玄武岩碎片，作为那次促使她研究火山的野外考察的纪念。
Which choice best defines “memento”?
B — An object kept as a reminder.. “memento” means An object kept as a reminder..
Which word means “An object kept as a reminder.”?
C — memento. “memento” means An object kept as a reminder..
memento — An object kept as a reminder.. In Chinese: 纪念品;引起回忆之物.
memento is pronounced //məˈmentəʊ//.
She kept a fragment of basalt as a memento of the fieldwork that first convinced her to study volcanoes. (她留着一块玄武岩碎片，作为那次促使她研究火山的野外考察的纪念。)
keepsake, souvenir, token — all close in meaning to memento (An object kept as a reminder.).
Yes. memento is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
与 memory(记忆) 同源 → 帮人记住之物 → 纪念品。