headstone

'hedstәun

n the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
n a stone that is used to mark a grave

n. 墓石, 基石

21,900

BNC 频率

15,640

使用频率

headstone 由两个部分组成： head（头）和 stone（石头），字面意思是“头部的石头”，通常指墓碑，即放在坟墓上标记的石头。

例句

1. The headstone was engraved with her name and dates.

这块墓碑上刻着她的名字和日期。

2. We visited my grandfather's grave and cleaned the headstone.

我们参观了我祖父的墓地，并清理了墓碑。

3. Many headstones in the cemetery are over a hundred years old.

墓地里许多墓碑都有一百多年的历史。