英语词汇“mummy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

mum·my ¹

(mŭmē)

n. pl. mum·mies

1. The dead body of a human or animal that has been embalmed and prepared for burial, as according to the practices of the ancient Egyptians.

2. A withered, shrunken, or well-preserved body that resembles an embalmed body.

[Middle English mummie, resin obtained from embalmed corpses and used as medicine, from Old French momie, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic mūmiyā', mūmiyā, a kind of bitumen used to treat wounds and fractures, medicinal resin from mummies.]

单词	mummy
释义	mum·my ¹ (mŭmē) n. pl. mum·mies 1. The dead body of a human or animal that has been embalmed and prepared for burial, as according to the practices of the ancient Egyptians. 2. A withered, shrunken, or well-preserved body that resembles an embalmed body. [Middle English mummie, resin obtained from embalmed corpses and used as medicine, from Old French momie, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic mūmiyā', mūmiyā, a kind of bitumen used to treat wounds and fractures, medicinal resin from mummies.]
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