国外的很多研究指出,关键词法对记忆词汇有显著效果,但是中国学生记忆英文词汇时,却很少运用该方法。本文通过比较关键词法和学生惯用的方法对单词的中文释义的即时和延时记忆效果,发现不管是即时记忆还是延时记忆,关键词法都比惯用法对记忆的效果有效。 Many studies abroad have pointed out that the keyword method has a significant effect on the memory vocabulary, but Chinese students rarely use this method when memorizing English vocabulary. This paper compares the instant and delayed memory effects of the Chinese definition of the word by comparing the keyword method and the student’s habitual method. It is found that the keyword method is more effective than the idiom in memory, whether it is instant or delayed memory.