单词 | funeral |
释义 | fu·ner·al (fynər-əl) n. 1. a. A ceremony or group of ceremonies held in connection with the burial or cremation of a dead person. b. Archaic The eulogy delivered or the sermon preached at such a ceremony. 2. The burial procession accompanying a body to the grave. 3. An end or a cessation of existence. 4. Slang A source of concern or care: If he doesn't meet the deadline, it's his funeral. adj. Of, relating to, or resembling a funeral. [Middle English funerelles, funeral rites, from Old French funerailles, from Medieval Latin fūnerālia, neuter pl. of fūnerālis, funereal, from Late Latin, from Latin fūnus, fūner-, death rites; see dheuə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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