rip

rip — 縮寫

1. written on a gravestone or in a message about someone who has died, expressing t

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釋義

願安息

希望逝者安息的縮寫，用於墓碑或悼念文

written on a gravestone or in a message about someone who has died, expressing the hope that they will find peace in the afterlife.

例句

The grey stone at the head of the grave read simply "R.I.P. Margaret Okafor."

墓碑前方灰色的石頭上簡單刻著「R.I.P. Margaret Okafor。」

R.I.P. + [full name] on a gravestone

Zayd wrote "R.I.P. Grandpa" on a card and placed it beside the flowers.

Zayd 在一張卡片上寫了「R.I.P. 爺爺」，放在花束旁。

文法句型

R.I.P. + [name/role]

用法筆記

The full dots (R.I.P.) are standard in formal writing, though RIP without dots is common in informal online messages. The singular form is used when referring to one person.

2. written on a memorial or in a message about several people who have died, expres

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釋義

願眾安息

用於多位逝者的悼念縮寫

written on a memorial or in a message about several people who have died, expressing the hope that they will find peace in the afterlife.

例句

The bronze plaque on the war memorial read "R.I.P. the fallen soldiers of two world wars."

戰爭紀念碑上的銅牌刻著「R.I.P. 兩次世界大戰中陣亡的將士們。」

R.I.P. + [plural noun group]

A single line on the monument said simply "R.I.P. all who died in the terrible fire."

紀念碑上簡短地寫著「R.I.P. 所有在那場大火中喪生的人們。」

文法句型

R.I.P. + [plural group]

用法筆記

This plural form is less common than the singular. In everyday English, people often use R.I.P. followed by individual names even in a list, rather than a plural construction.

常見錯誤

❌R.I.P. all the soldiers' (when writing on individual gravestones).
✅R.I.P. John Smith
💡each person's marker should use the singular form with their name.

rip — 名詞

rip — 動詞