"gravestones" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 墓碑

Definition

用來標記墳墓的石頭或紀念標誌，通常刻有逝者的姓名、日期和悼詞。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Gravestones' 屬於正式或中性詞語，常用於提及墓地或歷史，也可以說 'headstones' 或 'tombstones'，意義相近。口語中，有時直接用 'graves'。多見於西方習俗。

Examples

There are many gravestones in the old cemetery.

老墓地裡有許多**墓碑**。

The names on the gravestones are hard to read.

**墓碑**上的名字很難看清。

Flowers were placed next to the gravestones.

鮮花被放在**墓碑**旁邊。

Some old gravestones have poems engraved on them.

有些舊**墓碑**上刻有詩句。

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

我們在**墓碑**之間走著，讀著久遠的故事。

The storm knocked over several gravestones last night.

暴風雨昨晚吹倒了幾座**墓碑**。