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inhumation

/in-hyoom or, often, -yoom/US // ɪnˈhyum or, often, -ˈyum //UK // (ɪnˈhjuːm) //

熏蒸,吸入,熏陶,焚烧

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    in·humed, in·hum·ing.

    • : to bury; inter.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounburial
Synonyms
deposition沉积物,存款,沉积,沉淀物entombment埋葬,墓葬,埋藏,墓穴funeral葬礼,丧礼,殡葬,葬仪interment安葬,埋葬,安置,埋葬的sepulture隔膜,隔离,消毒deep six深六,深六合,深六度exequies疑问,疑问句,疑问解答last rites遗体告别仪式,遗言,遗嘱,遗体告别式obsequies讣告,葬仪,谄媚,葬礼

Examples

  • The cause of the marked change from Mycenaean inhumation to Homeric cremation is matter of conjecture.

  • The custom of incineration gains ground in Europe until in the Bronze Age it is the rule and inhumation the exception.

  • In funeral rites both inhumation and cremation were practised.

  • The loosened dirt then fell in at the sides, completing the inhumation.

  • He identified the change from 57cremation to inhumation with that from heathenism to Christianity.

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