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

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 years have eroded the inscription on the stone.
碑文经受了岁月的磨洗。
Han Jia, what's the engraved inscription here?
韩佳，这里刻的都是什么啊？
There is an inscription in the front of this book.
这本书正文前有一幅题词。
The medal bears the inscription 'For distinguished service'.
奖章上刻有“功勋卓越”的字样。
A few facts can be gleaned from other writings and from coins and inscription.
我们可以从其他著作中，从钱币和铭文中，掇拾出少量事实来。
The inscription of the monument has worn away over a long period of time.
年深月久，碑文已经磨灭了。
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。
Now no longer this inscription ueno park and the symbol of the history of anchor.
现在的上野公园再也没有该碑文和象征历史的锚了。
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。