posthumous
形容词 adj.
英 /ˈpɒs.t͡ʃʊ.məs/
美 /ˈpɑs.t͡ʃə.məs/
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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After the death of someone.
— The most favorable posthumous history the stay-at-home traitor can hope for is—oblivion.
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Taking place after one's own death.
— Artists obscure during their life often receive posthumous recognition, too late for them to enjoy.
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In reference to a work, published after the author's death.
— His memoirs were his posthumous revenge on enemies he dared not take on alive.
- In reference to a musical opus, published or initially performed after the composer's death.
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Born after the death of one's father.
— Posthumous orphans never even knew their fathers.
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词汇关系
词源
From Latin posthumus, a variant spelling of postumus, superlative form of posterus (“coming after”), the ⟨h⟩ added by association with humus (“ground, earth”) referring to burial.
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