a charnel
The crypt was a charnel of bones.
地窖是一个存放骨头的藏骸所。
与尸骨存放处有关的;死亡般的;墓地的
gruesome; suggestive of death or the dead
与尸骨存放处有关的;死亡般的;墓地的
Of or relating to a charnel, deathlike, sepulchral.
The empty corridors of the old hospital felt strangely charnel, and I hurried outside.
那座旧医院空荡荡的走廊让我觉得异常阴森,于是我赶紧走了出去。
用法提示:此处 charnel 为形容词,作表语,表示“阴森的、令人想到死亡的”。
They found a charnel smell coming from the cellar beneath the ruined chapel.
他们闻到一股从破败小教堂地下室里冒出的、如同藏骸所般阴森可怖的气味。
用法提示:此处 charnel 为形容词,作定语修饰 smell,表示“像藏骸所一样阴森可怖的”。
The painting's charnel imagery made everyone in the gallery uncomfortable.
画作中那些阴森可怖的画面让美术馆里的每个人都很不舒服。
用法提示:此处 charnel 为形容词,作定语修饰 imagery,表示“阴森可怖的”。
The crypt was a charnel of bones.
地窖是一个存放骨头的藏骸所。
charnel house 是固定短语,指存放尸体的地方。
The old battlefield was a charnel house.
旧战场是一个藏骸所。
作形容词时,常修饰 atmosphere, smell, sight 等名词。
The charnel atmosphere made us uneasy.
阴森的气氛让我们不安。
grammar · medium
易错句子We need a new charnel of communication.
正确表达We need a new channel of communication.
混淆了同音词 'charnel'(藏骸所)与 'channel'(渠道)。'charnel' 指埋葬场所,而 'channel' 指传播途径。
grammar · medium
易错句子He had charnel desires.
正确表达He had carnal desires.
拼写和发音相似导致的混淆:'charnel' 意为恐怖的、尸体的,而 'carnal' 意为肉欲的、世俗的。
音近形似;charnel 指死亡或阴森,carnal 指肉体或性欲
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