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interred

UK //ɪnˈtɜːd//US //ɪnˈtɜːrd//

词源

源自中古英语 enteren,借自古法语 enterrer,最终来自拉丁语 in-(进入)+ terra(土地)。

verb

❶ 将尸体埋葬在地下,通常指正式的葬礼仪式。这个词常用于书面或正式场合,强调埋葬的行为。

“The soldiers were interred with full military honors.”

(士兵们以完整的军事荣誉被安葬。)

“Her remains were interred in the family cemetery.”

(她的遗体被安葬在家族墓地中。)

同义词:buried, entombed, laid to rest, inhumed, sepulchered

常见短语

interred alive — 指被活埋的极端情况,常用于历史事件或恐怖故事的描述。

“Legend says some prisoners were interred alive in the collapsed mine.”

(传说有些囚犯在矿井坍塌时被活埋。)