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cenotaph

n.纪念碑,衣冠冢,纪念塔

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cenotaph


/'senətɑ:f; [US] -tæf; `sɛnə,tæf/
n monument in memory of people buried elsewhere, esp soldiers killed in war (为葬于别处的死者, 尤指阵亡者, 所立的)纪念碑.

cenotaph


n[C]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French;Origin: cénotaphe, from Latin, from Greek kenotaphion, from kenos 'empty' + taphos 'tomb']
a monument built to remind people of soldiers, sailors etc who were killed in a war and are buried somewhere else