单词 | crypt |
释义 | crypt /kript/, n. 1. a subterranean chamber or vault, esp. one beneath the main floor of a church, used as a burial place, a location for secret meetings, etc. 2. Anat. a slender pit or recess; a small glandular cavity. [1375-1425 for sense "grotto"; 1555-65 for current senses; late ME cripte < L crypta < Gk krypté hidden place, n. use of fem. of kryptós hidden, verbid of krýptein to hide; r. earlier crypta < L, as above] |
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