English Dictionary

potter's field

名詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) A public place where strangers, paupers, and criminals are buried.

日本語の意味

無縁墓地：身元不明者、貧困層、犯罪者などが埋葬される公的な墓地。

After years of neglect, the city's potter's field was finally registered and a plaque was placed to honor the forgotten dead.

何年もの放置の後、市の無縁墓地がようやく登録され、忘れられた死者を弔うための碑が設置された。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) A public place where strangers, paupers, and criminals are buried.

The despised pauper, most likely a foreigner, when his spirit has gone to its final resting-place, is probably carried to the Potter's Field.

potter's fields （ plural ）