cremation

/krəˈmeɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /krəˈmeɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /kri-ˈmā-shən/ (ame, mw)

cremation — noun

  • cremationsingular
  • cremationsplural

1. the practice of burning someone's body after death and turning it to ash, or the

1.名詞C1
釋義

the practice of burning someone's body after death and turning it to ash, or the funeral service connected with that practice

例句

Antonia chose cremation because her father had asked for it in his will.

choose cremation; request in a will

After the hospital called, Rachel arranged a cremation for her uncle on Tuesday.

collocation: arrange a cremation

同義詞
  • funeral

    broader; it names the farewell ceremony, not specifically the burning of the body

  • incineration

    much more technical and often used for waste or industrial burning rather than ordinary talk about human death

反義詞
  • burial

    the body is placed in the ground instead of being burned

  • interment

    formal word for putting a body in a grave or tomb rather than burning it

用法筆記

Often appears in phrases like choose cremation, arrange a cremation, and direct cremation. Use funeral when you mean the whole event of honoring the dead person, and burial when the body is placed in the ground instead of burned.

常見錯誤

❌The family chose cremation and buried him the same afternoon.
✅The family chose burial and buried him the same afternoon.
💡'cremation' means the body is burned; if it is put straight into the ground, the correct word is 'burial'.