| 释义 |
tomb
I. \ˈtüm\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English toumbe, tombe, from Anglo-French tumbe, from Late Latin tumba sepulchral mound, from Greek tymbos; akin to Middle Irish tomm hill, Latin tumēre to be swollen — more at thumb
1.
a. : a cavity in which a corpse is deposited : grave
b. : any place of interment : the last resting place
2. : a house, chamber, or vault formed wholly or partly in the earth or entirely above ground for the reception of the dead
< was buried in a tomb in the institution he had founded — J.F.A.Jackson >
3.
a. : a monument (as in a church) erected to enclose the body and preserve the name and memory of the dead
b. : cenotaph
4. : a building or structure that resembles a tomb
< big, windowless stone buildings known as tombs — Christian Science Monitor >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English toumben, from toumbe tomb
: to place or enclose in or as if in a tomb : bury, entomb |