- short for CHARNEL HOUSE.CHARNEL HOUSE的简称。
- associated with death与死亡关联的：
I gagged on the charnel stench of the place.
这地方的死亡气息让我窒息。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French， from medieval Latin carnale, neuter (used as a noun) of carnalis 'relating to flesh' （see CARNAL）.