burial
/ˈberɪəl/noun
mass noun
1- the action or practice of interring a dead body埋葬, 掩埋:
his remains were shipped home for burial.
他的遗体被运回家乡埋葬。
1.1
- count noun a ceremony at which someone's body is interred; a funeral葬礼; 出殡:
as modifier burial rites.葬礼。
1.2
- count noun Archaeology a grave or the remains found in it【考古】葬地, 坟墓; 遗骸, 遗骨。
词源
Old English byrgels 'place of burial, grave' (interpreted as plural in Middle English, hence the loss of the final -s), of Germanic origin; related to BURY.