"stone over a grave," late 14c.; earlier "stone coffin" (c. 1200), from grave (n.) + stone (n.). Similar formation in German Grabstein, Dutch grafsteen, Danish gravsten.
雙語例句
1. I swept rainwater off the flat top of a gravestone.
我拂去了墓碑頂上的雨水。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The letters on this gravestone have been worn away with time.
隨著時間的流逝,墓碑上的文字已經(jīng)被磨損.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The gravestone bears an inscription.
墓石上有碑文.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. The lettering on the gravestone was badly worn and almost illegible.