单词 | lychgate |
释义 | lychgate/ˈlɪtʃɡeɪt /(also lichgate) noun A roofed gateway to a churchyard, formerly used at burials for sheltering a coffin until the clergyman’s arrival.Coun Liddington has been raising money for a new war memorial at the lychgate at Sherston church for villagers who died in the Second World War and in Northern Ireland....
OriginLate 15th century: from Old English līc 'body' + gate1. |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含243303条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。