pyre
英 [pa??]
美['pa??]
- n. 火葬用的柴堆
- n. (Pyre)人名；(芬)皮雷
IELTSGRE暢通詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?pyres;
中文詞源
pyre （火葬或祭祀用的）柴堆
來自希臘語pyra,葬禮用柴堆，祭祀用神火，來自pyr,火，詞源同fire.
英文詞源
- pyre (n.)
- 1650s, from Latin pyra and directly from Greek pyra "funeral pyre; altar for sacrifice; any place where fire is kindled," from pyr "fire," cognate with Old English fyr (see fire (n.)).
雙語例句
- 1. Gasoline for the pyre is getting to be a real problem.
- 用于焚尸的汽油越來越成為一個難以解決的問題.
來自辭典例句
- 2. The glow of a funeral pyre slowly dies by the silent river.
- 火葬灰中的紅光在沉靜的河邊慢慢地熄滅下去.
來自互聯網
- 3. But as he watched the pyre, the archon softened.
- 但當執政官望著柴堆的時候,他的內心動搖了.
來自互聯網
- 4. The widow leapt into the funeral pyre.
- 這個寡婦跳進火葬柴堆.
來自互聯網
- 5. All the world's a pyre!
- 整個世界變成了火葬的柴堆!
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