necropolis
英 [ne'kr?p?l?s]
美[n?'krɑp?l?s]
- n. 大墓地；史前時(shí)期的墳場
GRE
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?necropolises;? necropoleis;
中文詞源
necropolis 墓地
necro-,死人，polis,城市。引申詞義墓地。
英文詞源
- necropolis (n.)
- "large cemetery" of an ancient or modern city, 1803, from Late Latin, literally "city of the dead," from Greek Nekropolis, a burial place near Alexandria, from nekros (see necro-) + polis "city" (see polis).
雙語例句
- 1. The necropolis was located on a hill outside the city of Rome.
- 墓地位于羅馬城外的一座小山上.
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- 2. On the battlefield, Necropolis troops are generally weaker than their opponents.
- 在戰(zhàn)場上, 亡靈部隊(duì)一般都要比它們的敵人弱小.
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- 3. It was then that they discovered the second century necropolis.
- 就在這個(gè)時(shí)候,他們發(fā)現(xiàn)了公元二世紀(jì)時(shí)的墓地.
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- 4. You'll see this big necropolis floating above Eastern Plaguelands.
- 你將看到一個(gè)巨大的墓地懸浮在東瘟疫之地.
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- 5. Perhaps originally a sanctuary, it became a necropolis in prehistoric times.
- 這座地下宮殿可能曾是避難所, 但從史前時(shí)期起成為了大墓地.
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