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ashes
UK /ˈæʃɪz/US /ˈæʃɪz/
词源
源自古英语æsce，与德语Asche同源，原始印欧语词根*as-（燃烧）
noun
❶ 燃烧后剩下的灰烬，通常指木材、纸张等物质燃烧后的残留物。也可象征毁灭或终结后的残余。
“The fireplace was full of ashes after the fire burned out.”
（火焰熄灭后，壁炉里满是灰烬。）
“She scattered his ashes in the ocean as he had wished.”
（她按照他的遗愿将骨灰撒向大海。）
同义词:cinders, soot, remains
常见短语
rise from the ashes — 比喻从失败或毁灭中重新崛起，常用于描述重建或复兴的过程。
“The city rose from the ashes after the war and became even more prosperous.”
（这座城市在战后浴火重生，变得比以往更加繁荣。）
ashes to ashes, dust to dust — 葬礼常用语，源自圣经，象征生命归于尘土的自然循环，表达对逝者的哀悼。
“The priest said 'ashes to ashes, dust to dust' as they buried the coffin.”
（当棺材下葬时，牧师念道：尘归尘，土归土。）