(pl. -ies)
- (especially in ancient Egypt) a body of a human being or animal that has been ceremonially preserved by removal of the internal organs, treatment with natron and resin, and wrapping in bandages. In Egypt the preservation of the body was regarded as important for the afterlife.（尤指古埃及的）木乃伊, 干尸。
词源
late Middle English (denoting a substance taken from embalmed bodies and used in medicines)： from French momie, from medieval Latin mumia and Arabic mūmiyā 'embalmed body', perhaps from Persian mūm 'wax'.