inscription
US: /ˌɪnsˈkɹɪpʃən/
UK: /ɪnskɹˈɪpʃən/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
inscription /in'skripʃn/- danh từ
- câu viết, câu khắc, câu ghi (trên bia...)
- câu đề tặng
- sự xuất (tiền cho vay) dưới hình thức cổ phần
Advanced English dictionary
+ nounwords written in the front of a book or cut in stone or metal: There was an inscription carved over the doorway. + There are no inscriptions or markings to identify the tombs.
Collocation
ADJ.
faded | famous | dedicatory, funerary, memorial, monumental | Greek, Latin, etc.
VERB + INSCRIPTION
bear, carry, have
The monument carries the inscription: ‘To the fallen in two world wars’.
| carve, engrave
an inscription carved in the stone
INSCRIPTION + VERB
bear sth, read sth, record sth, say sth, show sth, tell sb sth
The inscription bears the date 1655. The simple inscription on her grave reads: ‘She sleeps in peace.’
Concise dictionary
inscriptionsɪn'skrɪpʃnnoun
+letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
+a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something
+the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words
