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suttee

/suh-tee, suht-ee/US // sʌˈti, ˈsʌt i //UK // (sʌˈtiː, ˈsʌtiː) //

苏特,薛德利

Related Words

fuel燃油,燃油费,燃油的,燃油的问题bonfire篝火,篝火晚会,火堆,火焰heap堆积,堆,成堆,成堆的hara-kiri剖腹自杀,剖腹,剖腹自尽,剖腹产self-destruction自我毁灭,自毁,自取灭亡,自毁行为self-immolation自焚,自焚事件,自毁self-slaughter自相残杀,自杀,自残,自屠seppuku切腹,切口,切腹自杀,切腹产

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : sati.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inpyre
Synonyms
bonfire篝火,篝火晚会,火堆,火焰fuel燃油,燃油费,燃油的,燃油的问题heap堆积,堆,成堆,成堆的
as insuicide
Synonyms
hara-kiri剖腹自杀,剖腹,剖腹自尽,剖腹产mélangeself-destruction自我毁灭,自毁,自取灭亡,自毁行为self-immolation自焚,自焚事件,自毁seppuku切腹,切口,切腹自杀,切腹产

Examples

  • There took place, in 1827, the last suttee permitted under public sanction.

  • I pondered and thought over and over again in my mind what could the word 'Suttee' mean.

  • Az'la, a suttee, the young widow of Ar'valan, son of Keha'ma.

  • His two most memorable acts are the abolition of suttee and the suppression of the Thugs.

  • To this day the most holy spots of Hindu pilgrimage are thickly dotted with little white pillars, each commemorating a suttee.

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