inscription

英 [ɪnˈskrɪpʃn]

美 [ɪnˈskrɪpʃn]

n. (书首页的)题词; (石头或金属上)刻写的文字，铭刻，碑文

Collins.1 / BNC.7849 / COCA.8978

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noun

（书首页的）题词；（石头或金属上）刻写的文字，铭刻，碑文
words written in the front of a book or cut in stone or metal

N-COUNT 刻印文字;铭文;碑文
Aninscriptionis writing carved into something made of stone or metal, for example a gravestone or medal.
1. Above its doors was a Latin inscription: Non omnia possumus omnes...
  门的上方刻有拉丁文铭“人非万能”。
2. The medal bears the inscription 'For distinguished service'.
  奖章上刻有“功勋卓越”的字样。
N-COUNT 题词;题赠
Aninscriptionis something written by hand in the front of a book or on a photograph.
1. The inscription reads: 'To Emma, with love from Harry'.
  题赠写着：“献给爱玛,爱你的哈里”。

noun

the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words
letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
Synonym:lettering
a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something
Synonym:dedication

Your wedding ring can be engraved with a personal inscription at no extra cost
可以免费在你的婚戒上刻上你的题字。
The West Lake first submitted for inscription on the World Heritage List as "Cultural Properties" in1999.
杭州西湖在1999年就递交了作为“文化遗产”的世界遗产名录的题词。
Above its doors was a Latin inscription: Non omnia possumus omnes
门的上方刻有拉丁文铭“人非万能”。
The inscription reads: Here lies Catin, the son of Magarus
碑文写着：马格勒斯之子卡廷长眠于此。
Researching ancient Turkic and its inscription on a tablet has formed a separated part of Kazakh language and literature.
关于古代突厥语及其碑文的研究，已经构成哈萨克语文学的一个单独分支。
The medal bears the inscription 'For distinguished service'.
奖章上刻有“功勋卓越”的字样。
The brief inscription meant for me reads:` I kept silent, 'Grass wrote in his memoir.
他在回忆录中写道我简短的墓志铭应当是：‘我保持了沉默’。
The years have eroded the inscription on the stone.
碑文经受了岁月的磨洗。
The inscription on the tablet records the spreading and evolution of Chinese calligraphy.
碑志记录了中国书法艺术的流传与演变。
I can't finish the inscription. there's a piece missing.
我无法读完，这里有一块不见了。