tumulus

英 ['tjuːmjʊləs] 美['tumjələs]
  • n. 坟墓;古墓;冢

英英释义


1. (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs

实用场景例句


In tumulus geological survey, people used to adopt electrical sounding as electrical exploration.
在古墓探测中如果采用电测深法, 存在测点密度不大、信息量小等缺点.

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中文词源


tumulus 古墓,古冢

来自拉丁语 tumulus,小山,土堆,来自 tumere,肿胀,肿大,词源同 tumid,tumescence.

双语例句


1. In tumulus geological survey, people used to adopt electrical sounding as electrical exploration.
在古墓探测中如果采用电测深法, 存在测点密度不大、信息量小等缺点.

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英文词源


tumulus (n.)
ancient burial mound, 1680s, from Latin tumulus "hillock, heap of earth, mound," related to tumere "to swell" (see tumid).

词态变化


复数: tumuli tumuluses;