cenotaph

n. 纪念碑, 衣冠冢

发音

UK /ˈsɛn.əˌtɑːf/
UK /ˈsɛn.əˌtæf/
US /ˈsɛn.əˌtæf/

词形变化

cenotaphs 复数 cenotaphs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.

    衣冠墓

    衣冠冢

    A cenotaph was erected for him in Gaul, while his body was taken to Rome and inclosed in a magnificent tomb.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

memorial monument

词源

From French cénotaphe, from Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”) + τάφος (táphos, “tomb”). By surface analysis ceno- + -taph.

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