necropolis的词源

英文词源

necropolis (n.)

"large cemetery" of an ancient or modern city, 1803, from Late Latin, literally "city of the dead," from Greek Nekropolis, a burial place near Alexandria, from nekros (see necro-) + polis "city" (see polis).

中文词源

necropolis：墓地

necro-,死人，polis,城市。引申词义墓地。

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