"charnel" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 尸骨存放处
• 骨灰堂

Definition

尸骨存放处是指存放人类骨骼或尸体的建筑，通常与老墓地或掘墓后存放遗体的地方有关。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“charnel” 这个词十分罕见, 多用于历史、文学或宗教语境，常见于“charnel house”等词组。其特指骨殖存放处，不是普通坟墓或墓地。

Examples

The old church had a charnel beneath it.

老教堂地下有一个**尸骨存放处**。

They built a charnel for the remains from the graveyard.

他们为墓地遗骨建了一个**尸骨存放处**。

A charnel holds the bones of many people.

**尸骨存放处**里保存了很多人的骨骸。

Back then, they put all the unearthed bones into the village charnel.

那时候，所有挖出的骨头都放进村子的**尸骨存放处**。

The abandoned building felt like a charnel after centuries of being left to decay.

这座废弃建筑像个**尸骨存放处**，经历了几个世纪的荒废。

In the story, the hero must explore the ancient charnel under the castle.

故事中，主角必须探索城堡下的古老**尸骨存放处**。