Word · Frequency #8144
churchyard
教堂庭院；教堂墓地
核心释义
An area of land surrounding a church, often used as a burial ground.
- 1.
教堂旁的土地,常用作墓地
A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.
- 2.
与教堂相关的庭院
the yard associated with a church
教堂旁的土地,常用作墓地；与教堂相关的庭院；教堂墓地；教堂庭院
用法In use
They buried their grandfather in the village churchyard last spring.
用法提示：churchyard 为名词，指教堂旁的土地，此处用作‘教堂墓地’。
The churchyard is full of old gravestones dating back to the 1800s.
用法提示：churchyard 为名词，强调教堂周边的墓地场所。
We sat on a bench in the churchyard and listened to the bells.
用法提示：churchyard 为名词，此处指教堂附属的庭院空地。
in the churchyard
表示地点，常用于埋葬或放置的语境。
They buried her in the churchyard.
他们把她葬在教堂墓地里。
churchyard + noun
churchyard 作定语修饰名词，表示所属关系。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- churchyard burial
- 教堂墓地埋葬
- The churchyard burial was attended by the whole village.整个村庄都参加了教堂墓地的葬礼。
- churchyard cross
- 教堂墓地十字架
- An ancient stone churchyard cross stands near the entrance.入口附近竖立着一个古老的石制教堂墓地十字架。
- churchyard wall
- 教堂庭院围墙
- The churchyard wall is covered with ivy.教堂庭院的围墙上爬满了常春藤。
- churchyard tree
- 教堂庭院树木
- A large yew tree dominates the churchyard.一棵巨大的紫杉树占据了教堂庭院的主要位置。
- ancient churchyard
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
教堂的yard（院子）即churchyard，常指墓地，联想：教堂庭院里的安息之地。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：religious settings、historical descriptions、death and mourning churchyard 通常为中性词，多用于描述教堂附属的庭院或墓地，在宗教、历史或乡村题材中比较常见。
语法说明Grammar Note
指教堂旁边的场地，常作墓地；并非所有 churchyard 都用于埋葬。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words ending in '-yard' rhyme with 'churchyard' because they share the same final unstressed syllable /jɑrd/ (the primary stress is on the first part). Note that while the spelling '-yard' is consistent, words like 'yardstick' (stressed on the first syllable) do not rhyme due to different stress patterns.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.