(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
Old English, from late Latin catacumbas, the name of the subterranean cemetery of St Sebastian near Rome