exhume

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ɛksˈ(h)juːm/|/ɪɡˈzjuːm/    美 /ɛkˈs(j)um/|/ɪɡˈz(j)um/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter. transitive
    — The archeologist exhumed artifacts from the ground with a shovel.
  2. To uncover; to bring to light. figuratively,transitive
    — Long dead traditions are exhumed just for the tourists.

词形变化

exhumes present,singular,third-person exhuming participle,present exhumed participle,past exhumed past

词汇关系

近义词
dig up disinter unbury unearth
反义词
bury inhume inter
衍生词
exhumable exhumation exhumer reexhume unexhumed

词源

From Medieval Latin exhumō, from Latin ex- + humō (“to bury”).
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