exhumation

/ˌekshjuːˈmeɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌekshjuːˈmeɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌeks(ˌ)(h)yüˈmāshən ˌeg(ˌ)zü-, ˌegz(ˌ)yü-/ (ame, mw)

exhumation — noun

  • exhumationsingular
  • exhumationsplural

1. the process of digging a buried body out of its grave, often for an official che

1.名詞C1
釋義

the process of digging a buried body out of its grave, often for an official check or investigation

例句

Police ordered the exhumation of the body after new DNA evidence appeared.

exhumation of + body

Abigail reported on the exhumation of soldiers from the old battlefield.

同義詞
  • disinterment

    A very formal legal or historical term for taking buried remains out of a grave

  • recovery

    Focuses more on bringing remains back than on opening the grave itself

  • excavation

    A broader digging word that is often used for sites or objects, not only bodies

反義詞
  • burial

    The act of placing a body into the ground

  • interment

    A formal word for burying someone

文法句型

exhumation of + noun phrase

order an exhumation

approve an exhumation

用法筆記

Common in legal, police, and historical reporting, especially when a death needs to be checked again. It often appears with of before the body or remains being dug up.

常見錯誤

❌The police exhumationed the body.
✅The police exhumed the body.
💡'Exhumation' is a noun, so use the verb 'exhume' for the action.