posthumous
美音:[´pɔstʃuməs
]
英音:[´pɔstʃuməs
]
adj.死后的,身后的,作者死后出版的,遗腹的
难易程度:
posthumous为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:posthumousness 副词:posthumously
词根
hum＝ground（地面）
近义词, 同义词
posthumous
/'pɒstjʊməs; [US] 'pɒstʃəməs;`pɑstʃəməs/
adj
(a) happening or given after death 死後发生的; 死後获得的
*posthumous fame, earnings 死後获得的名声、收入
* the posthumous award of a medal for bravery 死後获得的勇敢勋章.
(b) (of a literary work) published after its author's death （指著作）作者死後出版的
*Forster's posthumous novel 福斯特身後出版的小说.
(c) (of a child) born after its father's death （指小孩）父亲死後出生的, 遗腹的.
adj
(a) happening or given after death 死後发生的; 死後获得的
*posthumous fame, earnings 死後获得的名声、收入
* the posthumous award of a medal for bravery 死後获得的勇敢勋章.
(b) (of a literary work) published after its author's death （指著作）作者死後出版的
*Forster's posthumous novel 福斯特身後出版的小说.
(c) (of a child) born after its father's death （指小孩）父亲死後出生的, 遗腹的.
posthumous
adj
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Late Latin;Origin: posthumus, from Latin postumus 'late-born', from posterus; POSTERIOR1]
happening, printed etc after someone's death
a posthumous collection of his articles
>posthumouslyadv
He was posthumously awarded the Military Cross.
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Late Latin;Origin: posthumus, from Latin postumus 'late-born', from posterus; POSTERIOR1]
happening, printed etc after someone's death
a posthumous collection of his articles
>posthumouslyadv
He was posthumously awarded the Military Cross.
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