cairn

IPA/keən/
KK[kˈɛrn]IPA/kern/

cairn — 名詞

  • cairnsingular
  • cairnsplural

1. a stack of stones built by hand, usually along a mountain trail or at a summit,

1.名詞C1
釋義

石堆；石標

登山者堆石頭做為路線標記或紀念物

a stack of stones built by hand, usually along a mountain trail or at a summit, to mark a route or serve as a memorial

例句

Hana added a stone to the cairn at the top of the ridge.

Hana 在山脊頂端的石堆上加了一塊石頭。

collocation: add a stone to a cairn

The old cairn beside the stream marks where a shepherd was buried long ago.

溪邊那座老舊的石堆，標記著一位牧羊人很久以前的埋葬地點。

cairn as a burial memorial

同義詞
  • landmark

    any visible feature that marks a location, not necessarily made of stone

  • marker

    a general term for anything that indicates a position; cairn is specifically a stone pile

  • monument

    a larger commemorative structure, usually formal and permanent