tumulus

n. 冢, 坟墓, 古墓

发音

UK /ˈtjuːmjələs/
US /ˈtuːmjələs/

词形变化

tumuli 复数 tumuli tumuluses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A mound of earth, especially one placed over a prehistoric tomb; a barrow.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

barrow burial mound gravemound

上位词 2

hill mound

词源

From Latin tumulus (“mound, hill”), from tumeō (“to swell”). Doublet of tombolo.

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