| 单词 | interment |
| 释义 | interment (once / 4409 pages) n Interment is the placing of a corpse in a grave. If a loved one dies, you need to make arrangements for the interment so that people can bid the deceased farewell. Interment comes from root words meaning "to place inside," and in this case it's the placing of someone inside the earth, for burial. The Egyptian Pyramids are landmarks of very extravagant interment. At the Chinese Emperor Qin's interment, he had an army of warriors made out of terra cotta buried with him, in case he needed to fight in the afterlife. WORD FAMILYinterment: interments+/disinter: disinterment, disinterred, disinterring, disinters/disinterment: disinterments/inter: disinter, interment, interred, interring, inters USAGE EXAMPLESThe interment ceremony, billed as solemn and simple, is due to start at 7 a.m. Reuters(Dec 04, 2016) Gravediggers prepared for interments at two cemeteries where 13 people associated with the club will be buried. Seattle Times(Dec 02, 2016) The interment will take place on Sunday morning. Reuters(Nov 30, 2016) n the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave Syn|Hyper burial, entombment, inhumation, sepulture funeral a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated |
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