burial

burial
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action or practice of interring a dead body
    埋葬,掩埋
    his remains were shipped home for burial.
    他的遗体被运回家乡掩埋。
    ■[count noun]a ceremony at which someone's body is interred; a funeral
    葬礼;出殡
    [as modifier]burial rites.
    葬礼。
    ■[count noun](Archaeology)a grave or the remains found in it
    (考古)葬地,坟墓
语源
  1. Old English byrgels 'place of burial, grave' (interpreted as plural in Middle English , hence the loss of the final -s), of Germanic origin; related to bury
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