necropolis
英[ne'krɒpəlɪs]
美[nə'krɑpəlɪs]
- n. 大墓地；史前时期的坟场
词态变化
复数: necropolises; necropoleis;
中文词源
necropolis 墓地
necro-,死人，polis,城市。引申词义墓地。
英文词源
- 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).
双语例句
- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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