urn

urn — 名詞

1. a container that is shaped like a vase and rests on a narrow base, used either a

1.名詞B2
釋義

甕；骨灰罈

裝飾用的大花瓶或存放骨灰的容器

a container that is shaped like a vase and rests on a narrow base, used either as a garden ornament or to keep a person's cremated remains.

例句

An antique stone urn stood at the entrance to the royal garden.

一座古老的石甕矗立在皇家花園的入口處。

collocation: stone urn, garden urn

After the ceremony, Kemi's family placed her urn in the family tomb.

儀式結束後，Kemi 的家人將她的骨灰罈安置在家族墓穴中。

possessive form: person's urn for cremation context

同義詞
  • vase

    a vase is usually smaller, used for cut flowers, and does not have a lid; an urn is typically larger and may have a pedestal and lid.

  • jar

    a jar is wide-mouthed, usually made of glass or pottery, and used for storing food rather than for decoration or ashes.

  • cinerary urn

    a formal or archaeological term specifically for a container that holds cremated remains; less common in everyday speech.

文法句型

[material] + urn

urn + of + [substance] (e.g., urn of ashes)

用法筆記

Frequently modified by a material noun (stone, marble, bronze, clay) or a purpose adjective (funeral, cremation, garden, decorative). The funerary sense typically uses a possessive or the phrase 'urn of ashes.'

常見錯誤

❌She put fresh flowers in an urn.
✅She put fresh flowers in a vase.
💡In everyday conversation, 'vase' is the usual word for a flower container; 'urn' implies a heavier, pedestal-based vessel and is less common for ordinary flower arrangements.

2. a metal container, typically large and cylindrical, with a lid or tap, used to p

2.名詞B2
釋義

飲料桶；茶桶

供應熱飲的大型金屬容器

a metal container, typically large and cylindrical, with a lid or tap, used to prepare and serve hot drinks like tea or coffee in large quantities.

例句

Aylin filled the tea urn with hot water before the guests arrived.

Aylin 在客人抵達前將茶桶裝滿了熱水。

collocation: fill the [tea/coffee] urn

The coffee urn in the conference room held enough for fifty people.

會議室裡的咖啡桶裝的分量足夠五十個人喝。

同義詞
  • dispenser

    a general term that can refer to any serving container (water dispenser, soap dispenser); 'urn' specifically implies a heated drink container.

  • kettle

    a kettle is smaller, used to boil water, and typically not used for serving; an urn serves already-prepared drinks.

  • samovar

    a Russian metal urn used for heating water for tea, often ornately decorated; 'urn' is the broader, less culturally specific term.

文法句型

[drink] + urn (e.g., tea urn, coffee urn)

fill + the + urn

用法筆記

Common in event or institutional settings — conference rooms, weddings, churches, school cafeterias — where a large volume of a single hot drink is served at once. The type of drink is typically specified before the word (tea urn, coffee urn, hot chocolate urn).

常見錯誤

❌I poured a cup of tea from the kettle at the buffet.
✅I poured a cup of tea from the urn at the buffet.
💡A kettle is smaller and used for boiling water; an urn is larger and used for holding and serving a prepared hot drink.