“Cremation” 指“火化;火葬”,即将遗体在高温下焚烧处理的一种葬礼方式(也常用于指火化这一过程本身)。在不同文化与宗教中,火化的礼仪与含义可能有所差异。
/krɪˈmeɪʃən/
Many families choose cremation because it is simpler and less expensive.
许多家庭选择火化,因为它更简单、费用也更低。
After the memorial service, the body was sent for cremation, and the ashes were later placed in an urn by the sea.
追思仪式之后,遗体被送去火化,骨灰后来被安放在海边的骨灰坛中。
来自拉丁语 cremāre(“焚烧”)及其过去分词 cremātus,后来经由法语进入英语,并形成名词形式 cremation,表示“焚烧的行为/过程”,在现代语境中多指“火化”。