inhume

inhume — 動詞

  • inhumepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • inhumes3rd person singular
  • inhuming-ing form
  • inhumedpast simple

1. to put a dead person or human remains into the ground or another burial place.

1.動詞及物C2
釋義

下葬；安葬

把死者埋入墳墓

to put a dead person or human remains into the ground or another burial place.

例句

The village elders inhumed the chief beside his ancestors at sunrise.

村裡的長老在日出時把酋長安葬在祖先身旁。

inhume + person, burial ceremony

After the storm, workers returned to inhume the sailor on higher ground.

暴風雨過後，工人回來把那名水手下葬在較高的地面上。

常見搭配
  • inhume the body
  • inhume the remains
  • inhume with full honors
  • be inhumed in a tomb
  • be inhumed beside ancestors
同義詞
  • bury

    the normal everyday verb, less formal than inhume

  • inter

    very formal and close in meaning, common in official or historical writing

  • entomb

    narrower, often suggests placing the dead in a tomb or vault

反義詞
  • exhume

    the opposite action of taking buried remains out of the grave

文法句型

inhume + [body / remains / dead person]

be inhumed in [place]

用法筆記

Object is usually a body, remains, or a person who has died, not an ordinary object. The verb is formal and often appears in historical, ceremonial, religious, or official writing rather than everyday conversation.

常見錯誤

They inhumed the stolen money under a tree.
They buried the stolen money under a tree.
inhume is used for a dead person or human remains, not for ordinary objects.
The nurse inhumed the patient before the operation.
The nurse prepared the patient before the operation.
you can only inhume someone after death, as part of burial.

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常用片語

  • be inhumed at the cemetery
  • inhume the remains with full honors
  • inhume in a family tomb

介系詞搭配

  • in [grave / tomb / vault]
  • beside [ancestor / spouse]
  • with [full honors / ceremony]