epitaph是什么意思？

epitaph

英[ˈepɪtɑ:f] 美[ˈepɪtæf]

• n. 墓志铭，纪念死者的文字；

复数：epitaphs;

例句

• Joyce’s epitaph on King Edward VIII 乔伊斯为国王爱德华八世写的悼文
• an epitaph on a tombstone 墓志铭
• She wrote the perfect epitaph for the poet. 她为诗人写了完美的悼辞.
• He wanted these lines as his epitaph. 他想把这些文字作为他的墓志铭.
• As Wren's epitaph famously declares, the cathedral itself is his monument. 众所周知，雷恩的墓志铭中写道，大教堂本身就是他的纪念碑。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  纪念死者的文字；（常指）墓志铭，碑文
  An epitaph is a short piece of writing about someone who is dead, often carved on their grave.

英汉词典释义

• n.
  墓志铭,纪念死者的文字
  an epitaph on a tombstone 墓志铭 He wanted these lines as his epitaph. 他想把这些文字作为他的墓志铭。 Joyce’s epitaph on King Edward VIII 乔伊斯为国王爱德华八世写的悼文 She wrote the perfect epitaph for the poet. 她为诗人写了完美的悼辞。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
  2. a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person