sepulchral

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Relating to a grave or to death; funereal.
  2. Suggestive of a grave or of death; gloomy; solemn.
    — He alluded constantly to Europe, to the people I was supposed to know there - putting leading questions as to my acquaintances in the sepulchral city, and so on.
  3. Having a hollow and deep sound.
    — As for your treatment of ME," concluded Uncle Tinfish, almost having another disaster to his vocal chords at the thought of it, "I wash my hands of you, sir - I renounce you - I " Uncle Tinfish's voice was suddenly lowered to a tone of sepulchral hollowness.

词形变化

more sepulchral comparative most sepulchral superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
sepulchralize sepulchrally unsepulchral
相关词
sepulchre Heroon

词源

Etymology tree
Latin sepeliō
Latin -crum
Latin sepulcrum
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin sepulcralislbor.
English sepulchral
Learned borrowing from Latin sepulcralis.
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