单词 | posthumous |
释义 | post·hu·mous (pŏschə-məs) adj. 1. Occurring or continuing after one's death: a posthumous award. 2. Published after the writer's death: a posthumous book. 3. Born after the death of the father: a posthumous child. [Middle English posthumus, from Late Latin, alteration (perhaps influenced by Latin humus, earth or humāre, to bury) of postumus, superlative of posterus, coming after; see POSTERIOR.] posthu·mous·ly adv. posthu·mous·ness n. |
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