cenotaph

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈsɛn.əˌtɑːf/|/ˈsɛn.əˌtæf/    美 /ˈsɛn.əˌtæf/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
    — A cenotaph was erected for him in Gaul, while his body was taken to Rome and inclosed in a magnificent tomb.

词形变化

cenotaphs plural

词源

From French cénotaphe, from Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”) + τάφος (táphos, “tomb”). By surface analysis ceno- + -taph.
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