sarcophagus
/sɑːˈkɒfəgəs/noun
(pl. sarcophagi /-gaɪ/)
- a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece(尤指有雕刻或铭文装饰的, 与埃及、罗马和希腊的古文明相关的)石棺。
词源
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek sarkophagos 'flesh-consuming', from sarx, sark- 'flesh' + -phagos '-eating'.