sepulchre

n. 坟墓 vt. 埋葬

发音

UK /ˈsɛpəlkə/
其它 /ˈsiːpəlkəɹ/
US /ˈsɛpəlkɚ/

词形变化

sepulchres 复数 sepulchres sepulchred sepulchres 三单 sepulchring sepulchring 现在分词 sepulchred 过去式 sepulchred 过去分词

别名

sepulture sepulcher

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A burial chamber.

    冢

    Near-synonym: crypt

  2. 2.

    A recess in some early churches in which the reserved sacrament, etc. was kept from Good Friday till Easter.

    历史 宗教
v.
  1. 1.

    To place in a sepulchre.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

burial chamber sepulcher sepulture

上位词 3

grave chamber tomb

下位词 5

vault monument crypt mausoleum repository

相关短语

right of sepulchre whited sepulchre 伪君子，伪善者 Holy Sepulchre [网络] 圣墓；圣墓教堂；圣墓大教堂

词源

From Middle English sepulchre, sepulcre, sepulker, from late Old English sepulcer, Old French sepulchre, sepulcre, and their etymon Latin sepulchrum, sepulcrum (“grave, burial place”).

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