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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·scrip·tion /ɪnˈskrɪpʃən/ ●○○ noun [countable]  WRITEa piece of writing inscribed on a stone, in the front of a book etc 碑文；铭文；题词 a Latin inscription on the memorial stone 纪念碑上的拉丁语碑文

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inscription• We read the inscriptions on the graves, and wondered what each of those lives had been like.

in·scrip·tion nounChineseSyllable  

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in‧scrip‧tion /ɪnˈskrɪpʃən/ noun [countable]
a piece of writing inscribed on a stone, in the front of a book etc:
    a Latin inscription on the memorial stone

in·scrip·tionBrE /ɪnˈskrɪpʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈskrɪpʃn/ 🔊 nounwords written in the front of a book or cut in stone or metal （书首页的）题词；（石头或金属上）刻写的文字，铭刻，碑文