【每日一词】sarcophagus - /sɑr'kɑfəgəs/ n. a stone coffin,broadly : coffin. 石棺；
指的是用石头（通常是大理石、石灰岩或花岗岩）制成的棺材，常用于古埃及、古希腊和古罗马的墓葬中。石棺通常雕刻有装饰、铭文或图案，许多古埃及法老和贵族都被埋葬在精美的石棺中。
这个词源自希腊语 "sarkophagos"（σαρκοφάγος），意思是 “肉食者”，因为古希腊人认为某些石材会腐蚀或“吞噬”尸体，从而得名。
短语
Alexander Sarcophagus: 亚历山大石棺；亚历山大大帝石棺； Gold Sarcophagus: 黄金柜
Pharaonic Sarcophagus: 法老的石棺 Khufus Sarcophagus: 胡夫的石棺
Amber Sarcophagus: 琥珀石棺 Frozen Sarcophagus: 冰石棺
Sarcophagus of Mourning Women: 哀伤女子石棺 basalt sarcophagus: 玄武岩石棺
例句
One sarcophagus was still sealed. 其中一具石棺仍然密封着。
A project to build a new sarcophagus over the damaged reactor lacks funds. 在这座已损毁了的反应堆上建新石棺的工程缺乏资金。
Sands still half-cover the newfound Greco-Roman sarcophagus, shown in mid-excavation. 沙子仍然半覆盖着新发现的希腊-罗马式的石棺，如同挖掘中所示的那样。
Its lush grounds include a historic houseboat, shingled windmill and the thousand-year-old Chinese sarcophagus containing some of Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes.—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
That's where Joseph Keil found a skeleton in a sarcophagus filled with water, but for some reason, Keil only removed the cranium from the tomb before sealing it back up.—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
The show’s opening galleries display an impressive array of artifacts that demonstrate the ancient world’s interest in gold, such as a sarcophagus dating to between 945 and 740 B.C.E. decorated with golden pigments—which are meant to mimic gold inlays.—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
