exhume
/eksˈhjuːm/verb
with obj.
1- dig out (something buried, especially a corpse) from the ground掘出; 挖掘(埋藏的东西, 尤指尸体)。
1.1
- (一般作be exhumed)Geology expose (a land surface) that was formerly buried【地质】使(以前掩埋的地面)暴露出来。
派生词
exhumation
noun词源
late Middle English: from medieval Latin exhumare, from ex- 'out of'+humus 'ground'.