lych-gate

名词 lych-gate:

1. a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals
   同义词：lychgate, lichgate

lych-gate

n.（名词）
A roofed gateway to a churchyard used originally as a resting place for a bier before burial.
停柩门：教堂墓地入口处有顶盖的大门，原用于埋葬前的停柩之处

来源：
Middle English lycheyate
中古英语 lycheyate
lyche [corpse, body] from Old English loc * see lok-
lyche [尸体，身体] 源自 古英语 loc *参见 lok-
gate, yate [gate] * see gate
gate, yate [门] *参见 gate