"tombstone" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 墓碑

Definition

放置在墳墓前端的石碑，通常刻有逝者的姓名、出生和死亡日期，有時還有簡短的紀念文字。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

同義詞包括'gravestone'和'headstone'。'tombstone'也可以比喻性地表示某事的終結，如金融中的'tombstone ad'（交易完成的簡單公告）。

Examples

The tombstone had her name and the years 1920 to 2005.

**墓碑**上刻著她的名字和1920至2005年。

They placed flowers in front of the tombstone.

他們在**墓碑**前放了鮮花。

The old tombstone was difficult to read because of the weather damage.

由於風化損壞，這塊古老的**墓碑**很難辨認。

Walking through the cemetery, I noticed a tombstone from the 1700s still standing upright.

走過墓地時，我注意到一塊18世紀的**墓碑**仍然直立著。

His tombstone reads 'A life well lived,' which perfectly sums up who he was.

他的**墓碑**上寫著'精彩的一生'，完美地概括了他的為人。

That failed project became the tombstone of his career in politics.

那個失敗的項目成了他政治生涯的**墓碑**。