posthumous
posthumous
[ˈpɒstjʊməs]
adjective
posthumously
adverb
语源
[ˈpɒstjʊməs]
adjective
- occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator
死后的，身后的；死后出版的
he was awarded a posthumous Military Cross.
他死后被授予了军人十字勋章。
a posthumous collection of his articles.
他死后出版的作品集。
■(of a child) born after the death of its father
（小孩）父亲死后出生的，遗腹的
posthumously
adverb
语源
- early 17th cent.: from Latin postumus 'last' (superlative from post 'after'), in late Latin spelled posth- by association with humus 'ground'
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