columbary
US /kəˈlʌm.bər.i/
UK /ˈkɒl.əm.bər.i/
名詞
1.
鴿舍
a dovecote; a pigeon house
範例:
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The old estate had a beautiful stone columbary where pigeons nested.
古老的莊園裡有一個美麗的石砌鴿舍，鴿子在那裡築巢。
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He built a small columbary in his backyard for his pet pigeons.
他在後院為他的寵物鴿子建造了一個小鴿舍。
同義詞:
2.
骨灰堂, 骨灰甕牆
a vault or structure with niches for urns containing the ashes of the dead
範例:
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After the cremation, her ashes were placed in a niche in the family columbary.
火化後，她的骨灰被安放在家族骨灰堂的壁龕裡。
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Many cemeteries now offer modern columbaries for urn interment.
許多公墓現在提供現代化的骨灰堂用於骨灰安葬。
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