墓碑

• 拼音: mù bēi
• 汉字拆解: 墓 = 莫(evening/hidden, phonetic) + 土(earth) — a burial mound; 碑 = 石(stone) + 卑(low/humble, phonetic) — a stone stele

含义

A gravestone; a tombstone erected at a burial site to commemorate the deceased.

Carries deep cultural significance in China, where ancestor veneration is central to Confucian values. Gravestones typically bear the name, dates, and sometimes a brief epitaph. Often used figuratively to discuss memory, legacy, and the passage of time.

例句

1. 清明节前后，人们纷纷来到墓地，在先人的墓碑前献花祭扫，寄托哀思。
2. 那块古老的墓碑上刻满了风化的汉字，记录着一位清代官员的生平与功绩。
3. 她轻轻抚摸着父亲的墓碑，泪水无声地滑落，心中涌起无尽的思念与不舍。

用法指南

语境: funerary culture, ancestor veneration, history, literature

语气: solemn/respectful

正确说法

• 工人们在修缮古墓时意外发现了一块雕刻精美的墓碑，碑文详细记载了墓主人的家族世系与生平事迹。(While repairing the ancient tomb, workers unexpectedly discovered a finely carved gravestone whose inscription detailed the lineage and life events of the tomb's occupant.)
• 设计简洁而庄重的墓碑，往往比华丽繁复的石雕更能体现出对逝者深沉而真挚的悼念之情。(A gravestone that is simple yet solemn in design often conveys a deeper and more sincere sense of mourning than an ornate and elaborate stone carving.)

错误说法

• 把'墓碑'用于指牌匾或纪念牌 (墓碑 specifically refers to a stone marker at a grave — use 纪念碑 for public memorials and 牌匾 for plaques on buildings)

起源与历史

墓(grave/tomb) + 碑(stone stele/monument). 墓 depicts earth (土) above the character 莫 (evening/obscured) — a burial mound; 碑 is a stone (石) stele for inscription.

文化背景

时代: Traditional

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal