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cremated

UK //krɪˈmeɪtɪd//US //ˈkriːmeɪtɪd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'cremare'(燃烧),通过法语 'crémation' 进入英语,动词形式出现于19世纪。

verb

❶ 指将死者遗体通过高温燃烧处理成骨灰的殡葬方式,常用于现代火葬仪式中。

“After the funeral, his body was cremated according to his wishes.”

(葬礼结束后,他的遗体按照其意愿进行了火化。)

“Many cultures prefer to cremate the dead rather than bury them.”

(许多文化倾向于火化逝者而非土葬。)

同义词:incinerated, burned, reduced to ashes

常见短语

cremated remains — 指火化后留下的骨灰,通常被安置在骨灰盒或进行其他形式的处理。

“They kept the cremated remains in a beautiful urn on the mantelpiece.”

(他们将骨灰保存在壁炉架上精美的骨灰盒中。)