hearse

n. 灵车

hearse

n.（名词）
A vehicle for conveying a coffin to a church or cemetery.
柩车：装运棺材去教堂或墓地的车辆
Roman Catholic Church A triangular candelabrum used at Tenebrae during Holy Week.
【罗马天主教】 纪念烛台：一种尤用于犹太教纪念耶稣受难的赞美诗晨祷中的三角形烛台
A framelike structure over a coffin or tomb on which to hang epitaphs.
灵柩罩架：棺材或坟墓上用来悬挂墓志铭的杠架结构

来源：
Middle English herse [a harrow-shaped structure for holding candles over a coffin]
中古英语 herse [棺材上用于装蜡烛的耙状物]
from Old French herce
源自 古法语 herce
from Medieval Latin hercia
源自 中世纪拉丁语 hercia
from Latin hirpex hirpic- [harrow]
源自 拉丁语 hirpex hirpic- [耙]
probably from Oscan hirpus [wolf (alluding to its teeth)]
可能源自 奥斯坎语 hirpus [狼（暗指它的牙齿）]