英语词汇“sarcophagus”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

sar•coph•a•gus n. [countable], pl. -gi -gus•es.

a stone coffin displayed as a monument.

sar•coph•a•gus n., pl. -gi -gus•es.

a stone coffin, esp. one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
Antiquity[Gk. Antiq.]a kind of stone thought to consume the flesh of corpses, used for coffins.

Greek sarkophágos, noun, nominal use of the adjective, adjectival; see sarcophagous
Latin
1595–1605

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sarcophagus /sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs/ n ( pl -gi / -ˌɡaɪ/, -guses)

a stone or marble coffin or tomb, esp one bearing sculpture or inscriptions

Etymology: 17th Century: via Latin from Greek sarkophagos flesh-devouring; from the type of stone used, which was believed to destroy the flesh of corpses

单词	sarcophagus
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 sar•coph•a•gus /sɑrˈkɑfəgəs/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -gi /-ˌdʒaɪ, -ˌgaɪ/USA pronunciation -gus•es. a stone coffin displayed as a monument. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 sar•coph•a•gus (sär kof′ə gəs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gi (-jī′),USA pronunciation -gus•es. a stone coffin, esp. one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument. Antiquity[Gk. Antiq.]a kind of stone thought to consume the flesh of corpses, used for coffins. Greek sarkophágos, noun, nominal use of the adjective, adjectival; see sarcophagous Latin 1595–1605 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sarcophagus /sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs/ n ( pl -gi / -ˌɡaɪ/, -guses) a stone or marble coffin or tomb, esp one bearing sculpture or inscriptions Etymology: 17th Century: via Latin from Greek sarkophagos flesh-devouring; from the type of stone used, which was believed to destroy the flesh of corpses
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