epitaph
To write or speak after the manner of an epitaphTo write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.
» Tom has a side job writing epitaphs.
Значение
значений: 2(непереходный)To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.
(переходный)To commemorate by an epitaph.
Примеры
предложений: 6Tom has a side job writing epitaphs.
The epitaph engraved on the headstone was a meaningful, succinct poem.
An epitaph is an inscription on a tomb, showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect.
The epitaph was written in Berber.
A splendid marble monument records her name, titles, and virtues, while her victims remain undistinguished by tomb or epitaph.
Происхождение
From Old French epitafe, from Late Latin epitaphium (“eulogy”), from Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιFrom Old French epitafe, from Late Latin epitaphium (“eulogy”), from Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιος (epitáphios, “relating to a funeral”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + τάφος (táphos, “tomb”). By surface analysis epi- + -taph.
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Формы
epitaphs, epitaphing, epitaphed, epitaphedОднокоренные
связанных слов: 5Уроки к слову
уроков: 3- A1Present Simple: настоящее простое время — Потому что это глагол
- A1Past Simple: правильные глаголы — Потому что у него есть форма прошедшего времени
- A2Present Perfect: введение — Потому что у него есть причастие прошедшего времени