ashes
翻譯
灰燼, 骨灰
例句
The fireplace was full of ashes.
壁爐裡滿是灰燼。
He scattered his father's ashes at sea.
他將父親的骨灰撒入大海。
The city was reduced to ashes.
這座城市化為灰燼。
文法模式
((ashes)) 某物燃燒後留下的粉狀殘留物 The fireplace was full of ashes.
((sb's ashes)) 人火化後的遺骸 He scattered his father's ashes at sea.
近義詞
同義詞: cinders, embers, remains, dust
詞源
源自古英語 'æsce'，指火的殘留物。通常使用複數形式 'ashes'。
記憶技巧
記住葬禮上的「塵歸塵，土歸土」（Ashes to ashes, dust to dust），這個詞與火災殘留物和人類遺骸都有關。