| 释义 |
ne·crop·o·lis
\nə̇ˈkräpələ̇s, neˈ-\ noun
(plural necropolis·es \-lə̇sə̇z\ ; or necropo·les \-ˌlēz\ ; also necropo·leis \-ˌlīs\ ; or necropo·li \-ˌlī\)
Etymology: Late Latin, city of the dead, from Greek nekropolis, from nekr- necr- + -polis
1.
a. : cemetery; especially : a large elaborate cemetery of an ancient city
b. : an ancient or prehistoric burying place
2. : a place (as an abandoned city or town) devoid of life and inhabited by or as if by only the dead |