necropolis 英 [nəˈkrɒpəlɪs]   美 [nəˈkrɑpəlɪs]

necropolis

necropolis  英 [nəˈkrɒpəlɪs] 美 [nəˈkrɑpəlɪs]

n. 大墓地;史前时期的坟场 

名词复数:necropoliss 

Experts have said the necropolis was destined for high-ranking personalities — such as warriors and ancient priests. 有关专家还表示,这个墓地埋葬的都是一些地位较高的人物——如战士和古代的牧师等。
Christian churches, agricultural prosperity and a magnificent ancient necropolis, known as the City of the Dead attract tourists from all over Russia. 基督教堂,农业繁荣和壮观的古代墓地,死亡之城之名吸引遍及俄罗斯的人们来此处旅游。

  • Use the noun necropolis to talk about a cemetery, especially an ancient, historical burying ground. You are more likely to find King Tut in a necropolis than your Great Aunt Edna.
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  • n. 大墓地;史前时期的坟场
  • 1. Experts have said the necropolis was destined for high-ranking personalities — such as warriors and ancient priests.

    有关专家还表示,这个墓地埋葬的都是一些地位较高的人物——如战士和古代的牧师等。

  • 2. Christian churches, agricultural prosperity and a magnificent ancient necropolis, known as the City of the Dead attract tourists from all over Russia.

    基督教堂,农业繁荣和壮观的古代墓地,死亡之城之名吸引遍及俄罗斯的人们来此处旅游。

  • 3. Early this year, a funerary urn that contained human ashes, as well as bone fragments that appeared to be from a sheep, were found in one of the necropolis' tombs.

    在今年早些时候,在该墓地的其中一个墓穴�还发现了一个装有人类骨灰的骨灰缸和一些看似是羊的骨骼碎片。

  • 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 "corpse" (from PIE root *nek- (1) "death") + polis "city" (see polis).
ne·crop·olis / nəˈkrɒpəlɪs ; NAmE nəˈkrɑːpəlɪs / noun ( plural ne·crop·olises / nəˈkrɒpəlɪsɪz ; NAmE nəˈkrɑːpəlɪsɪz / ) a cemetery (= place where dead people are buried),especially a large one in an ancient city 墓场;(尤指古代城市的)大墓地 necropolis necropolises ne·crop·olis / nəˈkrɒpəlɪs ; NAmE nəˈkrɑːpəlɪs / ne·crop·olises / nəˈkrɒpəlɪsɪz ; NAmE nəˈkrɑːpəlɪsɪz /
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