单词 | epitaph |
释义 | epitaph —epitaphic /ep'i taf"ik/, adj. —epitaphist, n. —epitaphless, adj. /ep"i taf', -tahf'/, n. 1. a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site. 2. a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person. v.t. 3. to commemorate in or with an epitaph. [1350-1400; ME epitaphe < L epitaphium < Gk epitáphion over or at a tomb, equiv. to epi- EPI- + táph(os) tomb + -ion n., adj. suffix] |
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