"caskets" in Chinese (Simplified)
棺材
Definition
通常由木材或金属制成的盒子，用于安放逝者的遗体以便下葬或火化。'Casket' 也可偶尔指装贵重物品的装饰盒。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'Casket' 在美式英语指棺材，英式英语常用 'coffin'。偶尔用于指珠宝盒，但现在主要指安葬用盒子。'Caskets' 是复数，常用于葬礼场合。
Examples
Three caskets were placed at the front of the church.
三口**棺材**被放在教堂前面。
The funeral home displays many types of caskets.
殡仪馆展示了多种**棺材**类型。
They made caskets from both wood and metal.
他们用木头和金属制作了**棺材**。
During the ceremony, the families placed flowers on the caskets.
仪式上，家属们在**棺材**上放了花。
The old mansion had a display of antique caskets used centuries ago.
那座老宅展出了几个百年前用过的古董**棺材**。
People sometimes confuse jewelry boxes with small decorative caskets.
有时人们会把首饰盒误认为小型装饰**棺材**。