单词 | funeral |
释义 | funeral n. & adj. --n   1. a the burial or cremation of a dead person with its ceremonies. b a burial or cremation procession. c US a burial or cremation service.   2. sl. one's (usu. unpleasant) concern (that's your funeral). --attribadj. of or used etc. at a funeral (funeral oration). Phrases and idioms funeral director an undertaker. funeral parlour (US home) an establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation. funeral pile (or pyre) a pile of wood etc. on which a corpse is burnt. funeral urn an urn holding the ashes of a cremated body. Etymology: ME f. OF funeraille f. med.L funeralia neut. pl. of LL funeralis f. L funus -eris funeral: (adj.) OF f. L funeralis |
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