cenotaph

pronunciation

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  • n.
    纪念碑,衣冠冢,纪念塔

Word Origin

cenotaph 纪念碑,衣冠冢

ceno, 空的,来自PIE*skei, 砍,劈,词源同excise, scissor .-taph,坟墓,见epitaph,墓志铭。

Example

1. Wreaths are laid at the cenotaph on remembrance sunday .
在荣军纪念星期日时,花圈被安放在纪念碑前。
2. London , uk : wreaths at the cenotaph in whitehall after the annual remembrance sunday ceremony
英国伦敦:阵亡将士纪念日前的星期日仪式(remembrancesunday)上英国白厅纪念碑旁的花环.
3. Kipling was a member , along with the architect edwin lutyens , who built the cenotaph just along the way from here .
吉卜林是成员之一,其他成员还有建筑师埃德温鲁琴斯(edwinlutyens),他修建的纪念碑,从这里沿着路走就能看到。
4. The bomb exploded as crowds gathered at the town cenotaph on remembrance day .
国殇日炸弹在大家聚集的镇上的死难纪念碑附近爆炸。
5. The queen pain homage to the victims of two world wars by laying a wreath on the cenotaph .
女王向纪念碑了献花圈,以此向两次世界大战这中的牺牲者们表示敬意。

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