corpse candle

短语

鬼火, 点在尸体旁的蜡烛

词形变化

corpse candles 复数 corpse candles

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A thick candle formerly used at a wake (pre-internment event).

  2. 2.

    A luminous appearance, resembling a candle flame, sometimes seen in churchyards and other damp places, superstitiously regarded as portending death.