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.
Значення
значень: 2(неперехідне)To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.
(перехідне)To commemorate by an epitaph.
Приклади
речень: 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.
Походження
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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Форми
epitaphs, epitaphing, epitaphed, epitaphedСпільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 5Уроки до слова
уроків: 3- A1Present Simple: теперішній простий час — Бо це дієслово
- A1Past Simple: правильні дієслова — Бо у нього є форма минулого часу
- A2Present Perfect: вступ — Бо у нього є дієприкметник минулого часу