necropolis
英 [nekˈrɒp.əl.ɪs]
美 [nekˈrɑː.əl.ɪs]
记住单词“necropolis”的最简单方法是联想其构成。这个单词由“neo”和“-polis”组成。“Neo”在希腊语中表示“新的”,而“-polis”是“城市”的意思。因此,可以将“necropolis”想象为一个“新城市”,专门用于埋葬死者,也就是一个“新的墓地”。这样的联想有助于记忆这个单词的含义——墓地或大型的墓区。
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necropolis 墓地necro-,死人,polis,城市。引申词义墓地。
- 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).
- 1. The necropolis was located on a hill outside the city of Rome.
- 墓地位于罗马城外的一座小山上.
- 2. On the battlefield, Necropolis troops are generally weaker than their opponents.
- 在战场上, 亡灵部队一般都要比它们的敌人弱小.
- 3. It was then that they discovered the second century necropolis.
- 就在这个时候,他们发现了公元二世纪时的墓地.
- 4. You'll see this big necropolis floating above Eastern Plaguelands.
- 你将看到一个巨大的墓地悬浮在东瘟疫之地.
- 5. Perhaps originally a sanctuary, it became a necropolis in prehistoric times.
- 这座地下宫殿可能曾是避难所, 但从史前时期起成为了大墓地.