catafalque

n. 灵柩台, 灵柩车

发音

UK /ˈkatəfalk/
其它

词形变化

catafalques 复数 catafalques

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate.

    灵柩台

    灵柩车

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

bier

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀 (fala)bor. Latin fala Vulgar Latin [Term?]? Italian catafalcobor. French catafalquebor. English catafalque Borrowed from French catafalque, from Italian catafalco, from Vulgar Latin *catafalicum, from Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “down”) + Latin fala (“scaffolding, wooden siege tower”), which is from Etruscan. Also influenced scaffold.

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