| 单词 | sarcophagus |
| 释义 | sarcophagus[ sahr-kof-uh-guhs ] / sɑrˈkɒf ə gəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sarcophagus ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural sar·coph·a·gi [sahr-kof-uh-jahy], /sɑrˈkɒf əˌdʒaɪ/, sar·coph·a·gus·es.a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument. Greek Antiquity. a kind of stone thought to consume the flesh of corpses, used for coffins. Origin of sarcophagus1595–1605; <Latin <Greek sarkophágos, noun use of the adj.; see sarcophagous Words nearby sarcophagussarcology, sarcoma, sarcomatosis, sarcomere, sarcophagous, sarcophagus, sarcophile, sarcoplasm, sarcoplasmic reticulum, sarcopoietic, sarcopterygian Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sarcophagusBritish Dictionary definitions for sarcophagussarcophagus / (sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs) / noun plural -gi (-ˌɡaɪ) or -gusesa stone or marble coffin or tomb, esp one bearing sculpture or inscriptions Word Origin for sarcophagusC17: via Latin from Greek sarkophagos flesh-devouring; from the type of stone used, which was believed to destroy the flesh of corpses Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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