单词 | obsequies |
释义 | Related topics: Deathob·se·quies /ˈɒbsəkwiz $ ˈɑːb-/ noun [plural] formal MXa funeral ceremony 葬礼,丧礼Examples from the Corpusobsequies• She just hoped she would be spared a pressing invitation to his obsequies.• He also wished to leave because the nuns were still engaged in the obsequies preceding the funerals of their two dead colleagues.• Some of the obsequies that marked Chris Woodhead's passing spoke of his work to improve school standards.Origin obsequies (1300-1400) Old French Medieval Latin obsequiae, from (influenced by Latin obsequium; → OBSEQUIOUS) Latin exsequiae “funeral ceremony”ob·se·quies nounChineseSyllable Corpus funeral a ceremony |
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