mausoleum

B2 FREQ #21827

n. 陵墓, 阴森森的大厦

发音

UK /ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əm/
US /ˌmɔ.səˈli.əm/
US /-.zəˈ-/
US /ˌmɑ.-/

词形变化

mausolea mausoleums 复数 mausoleums mausolea 复数

别名

mausolæum

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.

    陵墓

    墓

    Holonym: cemetery

  2. 2.

    A gloomy, usually large room or building.

    引申义

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

burial chamber sepulcher sepulchre sepulture

词源

From Middle English mausoleum, from Latin Mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon), from Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos); named after Mausolus (?–395 BCE), satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria, whose tomb was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

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