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Epitaph N Tombstone Funeral Epitɑ:F N.墓志铭 英 墓志铭

单词 epitaph
音标 ['epitɑ:f]
解释 n.墓志铭
红宝书 【英】 n. 墓志铭 (an inscription on a tomb or gravestone)
【考】 epitaph : tombstone / motto : shield(碑文刻在墓碑上/题 铭刻在盾上)
【记】 epi(在…上)+taph(=t omb墓)→在墓碑上刻 的字→墓志铭
字源 epitaph (n.)
mid-14c., from Old French epitaphe (12c.) and directly from Medieval Latin epitaphium "funeral oration, eulogy," from Greek epitaphion "a funeral oration," noun use of neuter of epitaphos "of a funeral," from epi "at, over" (see epi-) + taphos "tomb, funeral rites," from PIE root *dhembh- "to bury." Among the Old English equivalents was byrgelsleoð.
不择手段背单词 n. 墓志铭(刻于墓碑上用以怀念死者的碑铭); 悼文(纪念死者的短篇文学作品)
【记】epi在...上, taph = tomb(n 墓)-在墓碑上刻的字-墓志铭e出, pit(n 深坑; 陷阱): 从一个坑里出来的是墓碑, 墓碑上是墓志铭.
【类】epitaph: tombstone = motto: shield墓志铭刻在墓碑上 = 座右铭刻在盾上
趣味全助记 【记】epi + 音:塔赋,登塔赋诗,刻在碑文上;音:哀批塔赋,伤哀地批文在塔壁上赋诗 + graph
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