“起了”在英语中一般表示“to remember”, 来源于古英语中的"oncumen",指“起来”或“起立”,表示回忆起来。
例句:
I suddenly remembered my childhood. (我突然想起了我的童年。)
He remembered the name of the book when he saw it on the shelf. (当他在书架上看到这本书时,他想起了这本书的名字。)
I'm trying to remember the lyrics to that song. (我在努力记起那首歌的歌词。)