epitaph

英 [ˈepɪtɑːf]

美 [ˈepɪtæf]

n.  悼文; 祭文; (尤指)墓志铭，碑文; 遗物; 遗存; 遗迹

复数：epitaphs　

GRETEM8

BNC.18871 / COCA.19769

牛津词典

noun

• 悼文；祭文；（尤指）墓志铭，碑文
  words that are written or said about a dead person, especially words on a gravestone
• 遗物；遗存；遗迹
  something which is left to remind people of a particular person, a period of time or an event
  1. These slums are an epitaph to the housing policy of the 1960s.
     这些贫民窟是20世纪60年代住房政策的遗迹。

柯林斯词典

• 纪念死者的文字；（常指）墓志铭，碑文
  Anepitaphis a short piece of writing about someone who is dead, often carved on their grave.

英英释义

noun

• an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
• a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person

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