单词 | epitaph |
释义 | epitaph[ ep-i-taf, -tahf ] / ˈɛp ɪˌtæf, -ˌtɑf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR epitaph ON THESAURUS.COM nouna commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site. a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person. verb (used with object)to commemorate in or with an epitaph. Origin of epitaph1350–1400; Middle English epitaphe<Latin epitaphium<Greek epitáphion over or at a tomb, equivalent to epi-epi- + táph(os) tomb + -ion noun, adj. suffix OTHER WORDS FROM epitaphep·i·taph·ic [ep-i-taf-ik], /ˌɛp ɪˈtæf ɪk/, adjectiveep·i·taph·ist, nounep·i·taph·less, adjectiveun·ep·i·taphed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH epitaphepigram, epigraph, epitaph , epithetWords nearby epitaphepistrophe, epistropheus, epistyle, episyllogism, epit., epitaph, epitasis, epitaxial transistor, epitaxis, epitaxy, epitendineum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for epitaphBritish Dictionary definitions for epitaphepitaph / (ˈɛpɪˌtɑːf, -ˌtæf) / nouna commemorative inscription on a tombstone or monument a speech or written passage composed in commemoration of a dead person a final judgment on a person or thing Derived forms of epitaphepitaphic (ˌɛpɪˈtæfɪk), adjectiveepitaphist, nounWord Origin for epitaphC14: via Latin from Greek epitaphion, from epitaphios over a tomb, from epi- + taphos tomb 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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