🇬🇧🇨🇳 gravestone - 墓碑 : English Lesson

Meaning of "gravestone" ("墓碑"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A gravestone is a large stone that is placed at the head of a person’s grave to show where they are buried; it usually has their name, dates, and sometimes a short message or picture carved into it so people can remember and find them.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The gravestone said, “Rest in peace,” but the squirrel on top was throwing acorns like it was a rock concert.

The cat sat on the gravestone like a tiny, furry security guard watching over the whole graveyard.

I saw a gravestone with such curly letters that I thought it was signing its own autograph.

The old gravestone was leaning so much it looked like it was trying to eavesdrop on the one next to it.

I drew a cartoon where a gravestone said, “Finally lying down after a lifetime of Mondays.”

She walked to the gravestone under a gray sky. She cleaned the gravestone with a cloth, read the name on the gravestone, and traced the carved letters. A small stone slid from the edge of the gravestone; she set a flower on that gravestone, stepped back, and smiled through tears as the gravestone caught the light.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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