Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #25783
pyre
火葬柴堆
a heap of wood used for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
- 1.
A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.
- 2.
Any heap or pile of combustibles.
(火葬用)柴堆
In use
The villagers built a large pyre for the funeral ceremony.
They placed the body on the pyre and lit the wood.
The smoke from the pyre rose high into the evening sky.
build a pyre for [sb]
build a pyre for 表示“为(死者)搭火葬柴堆”。
They built a pyre for their fallen leader.
他们为倒下的首领搭了一个柴堆。
place/lay [sb/sth] on a/the pyre
注意 on the pyre 表示放在柴堆上面,而不是放进里面。
They laid the body on the pyre.
他们把遗体放在柴堆上。
be cremated/burned on a/the pyre
pyre 常出现在被动语态中,描述火葬仪式。
The king was cremated on a pyre.
国王在柴堆上火化。
Common mistakes
They burned his body on pyre.They burned his body on a pyre.
pyre 是可数名词,指具体一座火葬柴堆时前面需要加限定词(如 a/the)。汉语没有冠词,容易漏掉,所以应说 on a pyre。
The body was placed in a pyre.The body was placed on a pyre.
遗体是放在柴堆上面焚烧的,pyre 指柴堆本身,所以搭配介词用 on,不用 in;in 表示在……里面,不符合语义。
Connections
Collocations
- funeral pyre
- 火葬柴堆
- The king's body was placed on a funeral pyre.国王的遗体被放在火葬柴堆上。
- on the pyre
- 在火葬柴堆上
- The warrior's weapons were placed on the pyre beside him.武士的武器放在他身边的火葬柴堆上。
- light the pyre
- 点燃火葬柴堆
- The priest lit the pyre as the crowd fell silent.人群安静下来,祭司点燃了火葬柴堆。
- build a pyre
- 搭建火葬柴堆
- They built a pyre from oak logs.他们用橡木原木搭建了火葬柴堆。
Synonyms
- funeral pile
- 葬礼用柴堆 · funeral pile 是书面/文学用语,与 pyre 含义相同但更古雅;单独使用 pile 不表示火葬,需搭配 funeral。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pyre 读音像 fire(火),火葬柴堆正是用来点火烧尸的。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:正式葬礼记述、文学作品 这个词通常用于较正式或文学性的语境,描述火葬时堆放柴木的台子,日常口语中很少用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
fire、wire、tyre、lyre、liar 都与 pyre 押韵(均含 /aɪə/ 音),其中 tyre 和 lyre 拼写也以 -yre 结尾。注意 pure 拼写相近,但读音为 /ˈpjʊə/,并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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