An epitaph is a short piece of writing about someone who is dead, often carved on their grave.
英漢詞典釋義
n.
墓志銘,紀念死者的文字
an epitaph on a tombstone墓志銘He wanted these lines as his epitaph.他想把這些文字作為他的墓志銘。Joyce’s epitaph on King Edward VIII喬伊斯為國王愛德華八世寫的悼文She wrote the perfect epitaph for the poet.她為詩人寫了完美的悼辭。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
2. a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person