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inscription

🇬🇧 UK/ɪn'skrɪpʃ(ə)n/🇺🇸 US/in'skripʃәn/
GREB1

Definitions

n.

Words carved, engraved, or written on a hard surface such as a monument, coin, or gravestone.

铭文,题词;刻字,碑文

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
scripwrite, scratch
+
tionact, process, state
=inscription

Common Collocations

  • 1.inscription on上面的铭文
  • 2.ancient inscription古老的铭文
  • 3.[inscription] stone[铭文]石头

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The inscription on the tombstone read her full name and dates.

  • 2.

    Historians translated the ancient inscription to understand the past.

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