1. 1骨灰(殯葬業較委婉;日常就說骨灰)

    Cremains are what is left after a dead person’s body has been burned in a : the dry, grey, ash-like matter that a family may keep in an urn, bury, or scatter. The word is a soft blend that funeral workers made, so it sounds gentler than ashes. You will see it on funeral-home papers more than in ordinary talk. Though actually, it does not name a different substance — it is the same thing most people still call ashes. It is a respectful industry word, not a medical one, and it is only used after the body has been burned, never after a burial in the ground.

core核心畫面

組成A blend of cremated + remains. Apparently first used by undertakers as a gentler name.

同家族的字

  • crematethe burning these remains come from
  • remainsthe second half of the blend: what is left
  • cremationthe funeral burning that produces them

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

cremainsnoun/kɹɪˈmeɪnz/

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    Cremated remains of a deceased person.

    • Some people prefer to keep the cremains in their homes in a special place.
    • Paul's cremains arrived by limo service less than an hour before the living room memorial.

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