catacomb

catacomb
[ˈkatəkuːm, -kəʊm]
noun
  1. (一般作 catacombs)an underground cemetery consisting of a subterranean gallery with recesses for tombs, as constructed by the ancient Romans
    地下墓地(如由古罗马人所建,由作坟墓的壁凹和地下走廊组成)
    ■an underground construction resembling or compared to such a cemetery
    地下走道;地窖
语源
  1. Old English, from late Latin catacumbas, the name of the subterranean cemetery of St Sebastian near Rome
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