interment

/ɪnˈtɜːmənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈtɜːrmənt/ (ame, ipa) · /in-ˈtər-mənt/ (ame, mw)

interment — noun

  • intermentsingular
  • intermentsplural

1. the act or ceremony of placing a dead person in a grave or tomb, usually with fo

1.名詞C1
釋義

the act or ceremony of placing a dead person in a grave or tomb, usually with formal rites

例句

After the funeral service, the interment took place at the old hillside cemetery.

collocation: interment took place at [location]

Priya's family gathered at the graveside for the interment of her grandmother.

pattern: the interment of [person]

同義詞
  • burial

    the common, everyday word; interment is its formal equivalent

  • entombment

    specifically placing a body in a tomb or vault, often above ground

  • inhumation

    a technical term used mainly in archaeology and legal contexts

反義詞
  • exhumation

    the act of digging up a buried body

  • cremation

    reducing a body to ashes by fire instead of burying it

用法筆記

More formal than burial; typical in legal, official, and ceremonial contexts rather than everyday speech.

常見錯誤

❌The interment was held at the church.
✅The funeral was held at the church; the interment took place at the cemetery.
💡interment refers specifically to the burial itself, not the entire funeral service.