| 释义 |
‖ tombarolo|tombaˈrolo|
Pl. tombaroli.
[It.]
A grave-robber.
1973New Yorker 7 Apr. 98/2 A skilled tombarolo knows the surface indications of a tomb and pilfers the treasure inside after using an ingenious probing device known as an asta (‘lance’) or chiave (‘key’). 1975Listener 11 Dec. 793/2 The ware..had been illegally excavated from an Etruscan tomb..by a gang of grave robbers, the notorious tombaroli. |