inscription

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inscription 指刻在石头、金属等硬物上的文字或符号,常用于纪念碑、奖牌或古代文物上,表示题字、碑铭或铭文。

用法要点

介词搭配

inscription 常与介词 on 连用,表示文字刻在某个物体表面;也可用 in 表示文字内容或语言。

• an inscription on a monument
• an inscription in Latin
• an inscription on a ring

句型结构

常用作可数名词,可被形容词修饰,描述其内容、年代或材质;在句子中多作主语或宾语。

• The ancient inscription is hard to read.
• They found an inscription dating back to 1000 BC.
• The inscription bears the king's name.

语域说明

inscription 属于正式或学术用语,常见于历史、考古、艺术领域;日常口语中较少使用,多被 writing 或 engraving 替代。

• The inscription on the tombstone was weathered.
• Scholars study the inscription for clues.
• The medal has a personal inscription.

基础例句

The inscription on the old building says it was built in 1890.

那座老建筑上的题字显示它建于1890年。

I couldn't read the inscription on the gravestone because it was faded.

我读不懂墓碑上的碑文,因为字迹已经模糊了。

She found a ring with a beautiful inscription inside it.

她发现了一枚戒指,里面刻着漂亮的文字。

The inscription on the award plaque honored his contributions.

奖牌上的铭文表彰了他的贡献。

高级例句

Archaeologists analyzed the inscription on the ancient tablet to date the civilization.

考古学家分析了古碑上的铭文,以确定该文明的年代。

The contract included an inscription clause specifying the engraving details for the commemorative plaque.

合同中包含一项铭文条款,规定了纪念牌匾的雕刻细节。

In her thesis, she examined the linguistic features of Latin inscriptions from the Roman era.

在她的论文中,她研究了罗马时期拉丁铭文的语言特征。

The museum curator documented each inscription with high-resolution photography for archival purposes.

博物馆馆长用高分辨率摄影记录了每处铭文,以供存档。

高频搭配

verb

carve an inscriptionread an inscriptiondecipher an inscriptionpreserve an inscriptionstudy an inscription

adjective

ancient inscriptionLatin inscriptionfunerary inscriptiondedicatory inscriptionillegible inscription

noun

stone inscriptionbronze inscriptiontomb inscriptionmemorial inscriptioncoin inscription

preposition

inscription oninscription ininscription frominscription withinscription by

phrase

inscription in stoneinscription of dedicationinscription from antiquityinscription with a messageinscription on a plaque

常见错误

❌ 错误:The inscription of the book is interesting.
✓ 正确:The inscription in the book is interesting.

错误在于使用了介词 of,inscription 通常指刻在硬物上的文字,书中的题词应用 in 表示位置;正确用法强调文字在书内。

❌ 错误:He wrote an inscription on the paper.
✓ 正确:He wrote a message on the paper.

错误在于用 inscription 描述纸上写的字,inscription 特指雕刻或刻印的文字,日常书写应用 message 或 writing;正确用法更符合语境。

近义词辨析

engraving

engraving 强调雕刻的动作或工艺,指在硬物上刻出图案或文字的过程或结果;而 inscription 更侧重于刻出的文字内容本身,常用于有意义的题字或铭文。

The engraving on the metal was intricate, but the inscription simply read 'Peace'.

epigraph

epigraph 通常指书籍、章节开头引用的简短题词或铭文,具有文学或哲学意义;inscription 范围更广,可指任何刻在物体上的文字,如纪念碑、奖牌等。

The epigraph at the start of the novel was a quote from Shakespeare, while the inscription on the author's tomb was personal.