"gravestones" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 墓碑

Definition

用来标记墓地的石头或纪念标志，通常刻有逝者姓名、日期和悼词。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Gravestones' 是正式或中性的说法，常用于描述墓地和历史。与 'headstones'、'tombstones' 意思相近。在口语中，有时只用 'graves'。在西方文化中较为常见。

Examples

There are many gravestones in the old cemetery.

老墓地里有许多**墓碑**。

The names on the gravestones are hard to read.

**墓碑**上的名字很难看清。

Flowers were placed next to the gravestones.

鲜花被放在**墓碑**旁边。

Some old gravestones have poems engraved on them.

有些旧**墓碑**上刻着诗句。

We walked between the gravestones, reading the stories from long ago.

我们穿梭在**墓碑**之间，读着久远的故事。

The storm knocked over several gravestones last night.

暴风雨昨晚刮倒了几座**墓碑**。