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an epitaph for sb
epitaph 指为死者写的简短纪念文字，通常刻在墓碑上。
The poet wrote a short epitaph for his late friend.
诗人为他已故的朋友写了一篇简短的墓志铭。
墓志铭；碑文
epitaphs — plural of epitaph
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
墓志铭；碑文
an inscription on a tombstone or monument remembering the person buried there
The poet wrote a short epitaph for his late friend.
诗人为他已故的朋友写了一篇简短的墓志铭。
墓碑上纪念死者的铭文。
An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.
墓碑或纪念碑上纪念逝者的铭文
an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
为纪念死者而作的诗或其他短文。
A poem or other short text written in memory of a deceased person.
对逝者的悼念总结陈述
a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person
The old churchyard has a simple epitaph on each gravestone.
那座古老的教堂墓地里，每块墓碑上都有一段简短的墓志铭。
She wrote a touching epitaph for her late grandfather.
她为已故的祖父写了一篇感人的墓志铭。
Visitors often stop to read the famous poet's epitaph.
游客们常常停下来阅读那位著名诗人的墓志铭。
epitaph 指为死者写的简短纪念文字，通常刻在墓碑上。
The poet wrote a short epitaph for his late friend.
诗人为他已故的朋友写了一篇简短的墓志铭。
这是比喻用法，表示对某段时期或事业的总结。
The abandoned factory became a fitting epitaph for the town's industrial age.
那座废弃的工厂成了该镇工业时代恰当的墓志铭。
Not this
He gave a moving epitaph at his grandfather's funeral.
Use this
He gave a moving eulogy at his grandfather's funeral.
epitaph 指刻在墓碑上的碑文，不是葬礼上发表的讲话；葬礼上的讲话应使用 eulogy（悼词）。改为 eulogy 后与‘发表讲话’的语境相符。
Not this
Every old tombstone in this churchyard has epitaph carved on it.
Use this
Every old tombstone in this churchyard has an epitaph carved on it.
epitaph 是可数名词单数，前面需要不定冠词；因为发音以元音开头，所以用 an。中文没有冠词，容易漏掉，加上 an 后句子才语法完整。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
写墓志铭
He was asked to write an epitaph for the poet.
他被邀请为这位诗人撰写墓志铭。
雕刻碑文
The stonecutter carved the epitaph into the marble.
石匠把碑文刻在大理石上。
墓碑上的碑文
The epitaph on the tombstone reads “Rest in peace.”
墓碑上的碑文写着“安息吧”。
撰写墓志铭
She composed a moving epitaph for her mentor.
她为导师撰写了一篇感人的墓志铭。
作为墓志铭
His poem served as an epitaph for the fallen soldiers.
他的诗成为阵亡将士的墓志铭。
自取灭亡；亲手造成自己的失败或终结
By refusing to compromise, the party wrote its own epitaph.
由于拒绝妥协，该党亲手写下了自己的墓志铭。
某事物（尤指衰亡）的终结标志；为其画上的句号
The shuttered factory became an epitaph for the industrial age.
这座关闭的工厂成为了工业时代的终结标志。
恰如其分的盖棺定论；恰当的总结
Her discovery, not her illness, is the fitting epitaph for her life.
她一生的恰当总结是她的发现，而非她的疾病。
出自英国前卫摇滚乐队 King Crimson 1969 年经典歌曲《Epitaph》（墓志铭）。这句歌词意为“困惑将是我的墓志铭”，表达冷战时期人们的迷惘与绝望。
The song's famous line "Confusion will be my epitaph" has become a symbol of alienation in progressive rock.
这首歌中著名的歌词 “Confusion will be my epitaph” 已成为前卫摇滚中疏离感的象征。
Use epitaphs naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
epitaph 里有 tap，想象轻敲墓碑，读上面的碑文。
语域：formal 常见场景：墓碑、纪念碑铭文、文学或历史讨论 这个词通常用于正式或书面语境，多指刻在墓碑上纪念逝者的文字；日常口语中较少使用。
上面这些 -taph 和 -graph 结尾的词都与 epitaph 押韵：它们重读的最后一个音节都以 /-æf/ 为韵脚（如 cenotaph /ˈsɛnəˌtæf/、photograph /ˈfoʊtəˌɡræf/）。注意形近词 epithet /ˈɛpəθɛt/ 看起来像，但以 /-θɛt/ 结尾，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.