headstone

/ˈhedstəʊn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhedstəʊn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhed-ˌstōn/ (ame, mw)

headstone — noun

  • headstonesingular
  • headstonesplural

1. A carved stone slab that marks a burial site by standing at the top end of the g

1.名詞B2
釋義

A carved stone slab that marks a burial site by standing at the top end of the grave, usually inscribed with the deceased person's name, dates, and sometimes a short message.

例句

The granite headstone for Grandma Eleanor arrived a week before the funeral.

collocation: granite / marble / stone headstone

Every year on his father's birthday, Yuto places flowers by the headstone at the cemetery.

同義詞
  • gravestone

    broadly interchangeable; gravestone is slightly older in register

  • tombstone

    more informal and more likely to appear in figurative uses ('a tombstone of a once-great company')

  • marker

    a more general term that includes flat plaques and bronze plates; not limited to upright stones

用法筆記

Frequently modified by material nouns and adjectives describing the stone type (granite, marble, limestone) or shape (flat, upright, sloping).

常見錯誤

❌They put a headstone on the grave of their pet cat.
✅They placed a small headstone on their pet cat's grave.
💡'Put' is acceptable but less natural in formal cemetery contexts; 'place', 'install', or 'set up' are more typical.