"headstone" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 墓碑

Definition

放在墳墓頂端的石碑，通常刻有逝者的姓名和日期。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常與“gravestone”（墓碑）、“tombstone”（墓碑）交替使用，但“headstone”專指在墳墓頂端的石碑。正式和非正式語境皆可用。

Examples

Her name was engraved on the headstone.

她的名字刻在**墓碑**上。

The cemetery was full of old headstones.

墓園裡滿是舊的**墓碑**。

We placed flowers in front of his headstone.

我們在他的**墓碑**前放了花。

Every year, the family visits his headstone on his birthday.

每年家人在他生日那天都會去**墓碑**前看他。

The writing on the headstone had faded over time.

**墓碑**上的字隨著時間已經褪色了。

He designed a beautiful headstone for his grandmother.

他為他的祖母設計了一塊漂亮的**墓碑**。