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词汇 cenotaph
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cenotaph

noun
/ˈsenətɑːf/
/ˈsenətæf/
  1. a monument built in memory of soldiers killed in war who are buried somewhere else(为葬于他处的阵亡士兵建立的)纪念碑
    CultureThe Cenotaph in London is a stone monument in the middle of Whitehall, built in memory of the members of the armed forces who died in the two World Wars. Every year, on Remembrance Sunday, members of the royal family and the leaders of the main political parties place wreaths there as part of a special ceremony.
    Topics Buildingsc2
    词源early 17th cent.: from French cénotaphe, from late Latin cenotaphium, from Greek kenos ‘empty’ + taphos ‘tomb’.
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