exhume

英 [eks'(h)juːm; ɪg'zjuːm]美 [ɪɡ'zum]
  • vt. 发掘；掘出
  • n. (Exhume)人名；(法)埃克叙姆
GRE 畅通词汇

中文词源

exhume 为检查死因掘出尸首

ex-, 向外。-hum, 土，词源同human, humus.

英文词源

exhume (v.)
early 15c., from Medieval Latin exhumare "to unearth" (13c.), from Latin ex- "out of" (see ex-) + humare "bury," from humus "earth" (see chthonic). An alternative form was exhumate (1540s), taken directly from Medieval Latin. Figurative use by 1819. Related: Exhumed; exhuming.

双语例句

1. Cherish, enrich and exhume yourselves, and the world will identify with your value at last.
珍惜你自己, 不断充实,发掘自己, 最后世界才会认同你的价值.
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