epitaph

大学 FREQ #32799

n. 墓志铭, 碑文

发音

UK /ˈɛp.ɪˌtɑːf/
US /ˈɛp.ɪˌtæf/

词形变化

epitaphs 复数 epitaphs epitaphed epitaphing epitaphs 三单 epitaphing 现在分词 epitaphed 过去式 epitaphed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

碑文，墓志铭

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.

    墓志铭

    碑文

  2. 2.

    A poem or other short text written in memory of a deceased person.

v.
  1. 1.

    To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To commemorate by an epitaph.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

memorial inscription remembrance lettering commemoration

词源

From Old French epitafe, from Late Latin epitaphium (“eulogy”), from Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιος (epitáphios, “relating to a funeral”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + τάφος (táphos, “tomb”). By surface analysis epi- + -taph.

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