Word · Frequency #16392
casket
棺材
核心释义
a box in which a dead body is buried or cremated
- 1.
小盒子,例如用于珠宝
A little box, e.g. for jewellery.
- 2.
棺材
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
- 3.
垫圈
A gasket.
- 4.
首饰盒
small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables
首饰盒；小匣子；垫圈；密封垫；小盒子,例如用于珠宝；垫圈；首饰盒
用法In use
The family gathered around the casket to say their final goodbyes.
用法提示：作名词，指棺材
The casket was made of polished oak and lined with silk.
用法提示：作名词，指棺材
They lowered the casket into the grave with great solemnity.
用法提示：作名词，指棺材
a casket of [valuables]
此义指存放贵重物品的小匣子；of 后接匣内所装之物。
The thief stole a casket of jewels from the museum.
小偷从博物馆盗走了一盒珠宝。
a [wooden/metal] casket
美式英语中 casket 常作“棺材”解，尤其指做工精致的棺木；可用材料形容词修饰。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- closed casket
- 封闭式棺材
- The family chose a closed casket for the funeral.家人为葬礼选择了封闭式棺材。
- open casket
- 开放式棺材
- An open casket allowed mourners to say goodbye.开放式棺材让悼念者得以告别。
- flag-draped casket
- 覆盖国旗的棺材
- The soldier's flag-draped casket was carried by honor guards.士兵的覆盖国旗的棺材由仪仗队抬着。
- jewel casket
- 珠宝首饰盒
- She kept her grandmother's pearls in a jewel casket.她把祖母的珍珠放在珠宝首饰盒里。
- burial casket
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拆成 cash + ket 联想：装现金珠宝的小匣子是 casket；它也能指棺材——都是带盖的容器。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：funeral home、jewelry shop、antique store casket 有多个常见义项。美式英语中多指棺材，用于丧葬场合，语气较委婉、正式；英式英语中常指首饰盒或精致小匣子，比较常见于珠宝店或古董商店。具体含义需根据语境和地区判断。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见词与 /ˈkæskət/ 完全押韵。basket 和 gasket 拼写相似，但结尾是 /ɪt/ 而非 /ət/；cask、mask、flask、task 与它共享 /æsk/ 音，但缺少最后的 /ət/ 音节。
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