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cenotaph

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Military, Death
cen·o·taph /ˈsenətɑːf $ -tæf/ noun [countable]  PMMXa monument built to remind people of soldiers, sailors etc who were killed in a war and are buried somewhere else 〔为葬于别处的阵亡将士立的〕纪念碑
Examples from the Corpus
cenotaphMallory's mythic status has been secured not only by his golden appearance, but also by his icy cenotaph.If we do need cenotaphs, what should they be?Of cenotaphs, he said they should freeze our hearts.But around the cenotaph they gathered.No, at a ceremony at the cenotaph he wore the wrong jacket!And surely the cenotaph itself is as worthy a target as Churchill.
Origin cenotaph (1600-1700) French cénotaphe, from Latin, from Greek kenotaphion, from kenos empty + taphos tomb
cen·o·taph nounChineseSyllable
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cenotaph
cenotaph /ˈsenətɑːf $ -tæf/ noun [countable]
 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


ceno·taphBrE /ˈsenətɑːf/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsenətæf/ 🔊 nouna monument built in memory of soldiers killed in war who are buried somewhere else (为葬于他处的阵亡士兵建立的)纪念碑