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cemetery

UK //ˈsem.ɪ.tri//US //ˈsem.ə.ter.i//

词源

源自晚期拉丁语 'coemeterium'(意为'安息之所'),后经古法语 'cimetiere' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 指专门用于埋葬死者的地方,通常有墓碑或纪念物,是供人们悼念逝者的场所。

“The old cemetery is surrounded by a stone wall.”

(古老的墓地周围有一圈石墙。)

“We visited the cemetery to pay respects to our grandparents.”

(我们去墓地祭拜了祖父母。)

同义词:graveyard, burial ground, churchyard

常见短语

cemetery plot — 指墓地中划分出的单个埋葬区域,通常用于购买或预订作为家庭或个人的安葬地。

“They bought a cemetery plot next to their parents' graves.”

(他们买了一块紧邻父母坟墓的墓地。)