| 单词 | exhume |
| 释义 | Related topics: Deathex·hume /ɪɡˈzjuːm, eksˈhjuːm $ ɪɡˈzuːm, ɪkˈsjuːm/ verb [transitive] formalMHMX to remove a dead body from the ground, especially in order to check the cause of death 〔尤指为验尸而从墓内〕掘出〔尸体〕 SYN dig up —exhumation /ˌekshjʊˈmeɪʃən $ ˌekshjʊ-, ˌeɡzjʊ-/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusexhume• In particular, I was stimulated to exhume a cutting from the Daily Telegraph of 23 October 1980.• They relented when it was explained that the alternative was to exhume the bodies of other relatives.Origin exhume (1400-1500) French exhumer, from Medieval Latin exhumare, from Latin humus “earth”ex·hume verbChineseSyllable ground, to remove the Corpus dead in especially body from a |
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