记忆方法
1. post- 后 + hum 土，埋藏，引申为死→死后的。
中文词源
posthumous 死后
来自拉丁语postumus,最后生的，老幺，来自post,在后，-um,最高级后缀，词源同maximum,minimum.后词义和拼写同时受humere（埋葬，入土，词源同humus）影响而俗化。
英语词源
- posthumous
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posthumous: [17] Latin postumus functioned as a superlative form of post ‘after’, and meant ‘last of all’. It was often applied to a child ‘born after the death of its father’, as being the final offspring that man could possibly have, and so began to pick up associations with the ‘period after death’. This led in turn to the perception of a link with humus ‘ground’ (source of English humble and humus) and humāre ‘bury’, and so postumus became posthumus. English adapted it direct from Latin.
- posthumous (adj.)
- mid-15c., "born after the death of the originator" (author or father), from Late Latin posthumus, from Latin postumus "last, last-born," superlative of posterus "coming after, subsequent" (see posterior). Altered in Late Latin by association with Latin humare "to bury," suggesting death; the one born after the father's death obviously being the last. An Old English word for this was æfterboren, literally "after-born." Related: Posthumously.
权威例句
- 1. a posthumous award for bravery
- 死后荣膺的英勇奖
- 2. He received a posthumous award for bravery.
- 他表现勇敢,死后受到了嘉奖.
- 3. His family and supporters have campaigned for many years for a posthumous pardon.
- 他的家人和支持者为争取其获得身后赦免而开展了多年的运动。
- 4. Today awarded posthumous Order of Conspicuous Merit , Second Class.
- 由于功勋卓著, 今天授予二等功.
- 5. One must be a living man and a posthumous artist.
- 一个人必须先是活人然后是死后的艺术家.
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