英语词汇“sarcophagus”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	sarcophagus
释义	Trends of sarcophagus View usage for: sarcophagus (sɑːʳkɒfəgəs) Word forms: plural sarcophagi, plural sarcophaguses countable noun A sarcophagus is a large decorative container in which a dead body was placed in ancient times. ...an Egyptian sarcophagus. sarcophagus in British English (sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs) nounWord forms: plural -gi (-ˌɡaɪ) or -guses a stone or marble coffin or tomb, esp one bearing sculpture or inscriptions Word origin C17: via Latin from Greek sarkophagos flesh-devouring; from the type of stone used, which was believed to destroy the fleshof corpses sarcophagus in American English (sɑrˈkɑfəgəs) nounWord forms: plural sarˈcophaˌgi (sɑrˈkɑfəˌdʒaɪ) or sarˈcophaguses 1. among the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians, a limestone coffin or tomb, often elaborately ornamented 2. any stone coffin, esp. one on display, as in a monumental tomb Word origin L < Gr sarkophagos < sarx, flesh (see sarcasm) + phagein, to eat (see -phagous): because the limestone caused rapid disintegration of the contents
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