cenotaph

英 ['senətɑːf] 美 ['senətæf]

• n. 纪念碑；衣冠冢

英英释义

Noun:

1. a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The Queen paid homage to the victims of two world wars by laying a wreath on the Cenotaph.
   女王向纪念碑了献花圈，以此向两次世界大战这中的牺牲者们表示敬意。
2. The cenotaph stands as a remembrance of those killed during the war.
   矗立着的纪念碑是对战争中死难者的纪念。
3. They have not found his body, so they just make a cenotaph for him.
   他死后没有找到尸体,只能做了一个衣冠冢。

近反义词

【近义词】

• shrine 圣地
• war memorial 战争纪念碑
• monument 纪念碑
• memorial 纪念碑