请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 posthumous
释义

posthumous

adjective
/ˈpɒstʃəməs/
/ˈpɑːstʃəməs/
[usually before noun]
jump to other results
  1. happening, done, published, etc. after a person has died
    • a posthumous award for bravery
    • A posthumous collection of her work has just been published.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPosthumous is used with these nouns:
    • fame
    • pardon
    • publication
    See full entry
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin postumus ‘last’ (superlative from post ‘after’), in late Latin spelled posth- by association with humus ‘ground’.
随便看

 

英语词典包含84843条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/3/9 23:54:25