mausoleum
- n. 陵墓;陰森森的大廈
詞態變化
助記提示
2. 諧音“貌似陵墓”。
中文詞源
來自希臘語Mausoleion,大型墳墓,來自Mausolos,小亞細亞古國Caria國王,在他死后,其王后Artemisia為他修建了大型的陵寢,并被評為古代世界七大奇跡之一,其名字就成為大型陵墓的代稱。但其遺址不幸毀于公元三世紀的一次地震。
英文詞源
- mausoleum
- mausoleum: [16] The original mausoleum was a vast marble tomb (one of the seven wonders of the ancient world) erected in 353 BC for Mausolus, king of Caria in Asia Minor by his widow Artemisia. Its architect was Pythius, and its site was at Halicarnassus (now Bodrum in Turkey). Its Greek name was mausōleion, and it passed into English as a generic term for a ‘large tomb’ via Latin mausōlēum.
- mausoleum (n.)
- "magnificent tomb," 1540s, from Latin mausoleum, from Greek Mausoleion, name of the massive marble tomb built 353 B.C.E. at Halicarnassus (Greek city in Asia Minor) for Mausolos, Persian satrap who made himself king of Caria. It was built by his wife (and sister), Artemisia. Counted among the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, it was destroyed by an earthquake in the Middle Ages. General sense of "any stately burial-place" is from c. 1600.
雙語例句
- 1. As Archer rang the bell, the long tinkle seemed to echo through a mausoleum.
- 當阿切爾拉門鈴時, 那久久的鈴聲好似陵墓里的回聲.
來自辭典例句
- 2. The Sun Yat - sen's Mausoleum area is a world - famous scenic spot.
- 中山陵園風景區景色秀美,是享譽海內外的 世界級 景區.
來自互聯網
- 3. The number six is a magnificent white marble mausoleum inspired by love.
- 排名第六的是一座壯觀的為愛情而建的白色大理石陵墓.
來自互聯網
- 4. So we have a palace here and mausoleum there?
- 因此我們可以看出這兒是一個宮殿,那兒有一個陵墓?
來自互聯網
- 5. The Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor is now a national monument.
- 黃帝陵被國務院公布為全國重點文物保護單位.
來自互聯網