| 单词 | inscription |
| 释义 | inscription (once / 381 pages) 1n 2n Inscription is a fancy word for “writing” — the act of writing or a small bit of writing. You weren't excited when you received the card, but the inscription inside made you weep with emotion. Here, have a tissue. You can see the word script in inscription which can help you remember its meaning. You might find an inscription on a gravestone, on a locket, on a cufflink, or in a book. You were excited to see the inscription dedicating your friend's novel to you, until you fell asleep before page 10. Then you weren't sure what to say. WORD FAMILYinscription: inscriptions+/inscribe: inscribed, inscribes, inscribing, inscription USAGE EXAMPLESCompounding his images — urgent, bold, often hallucinatory — are headlong inscriptions that mix original writing and material borrowed from authors spanning centuries. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) The whole thing is more like the compulsive re-enactment of a trauma than the inscription of a fond reminiscence. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) The awning bears the inscription “konditorei” — bakery in German, the language and ethnicity of the shop’s founders. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1 1n the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words Hypo|Hyper superscription the activity of superscribing committal to writing, writing the activity of putting something in written form 2n letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper lettering superscription an inscription written above something else epigraphan engraved inscription epitaphan inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there piece of writing, writing, written material the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect) n a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something Syn|Hyper dedication message a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled |
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