burial
burial はTOEIC 860・TOEFL 80・IELTS 6.5レベルの英単語で、「葬式、埋葬」という意味があります。発音記号は /ˈbɛrɪəl/ です。
意味一覧 (2件)
葬式
解説 Definition
burial は、人が亡くなった後に行われる葬式や告別の式を指す名詞です。特に墓地や教会などで、家族や友人が集まって故人を送り出す場面で使われます。
Burial is a noun for a funeral ceremony in which a dead person is laid in a grave. It often refers especially to the part of the funeral that happens at a cemetery or churchyard, where family and friends say goodbye. The word can also mean the act of putting the body into the ground, but it is often used in the wider context of the final ceremony.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
burial は bury「埋める」から来ていますが、名詞では「人を送り出す式」という文脈でも使われます。funeral は葬儀全体を指す最も一般的な語で、burial はそれより墓地での別れや埋葬を伴う葬式に寄りやすい語です。a burial, private burial, attend a burial のように、人々が集まって故人に別れを告げる場面で覚えると、単なる「埋める行為」と区別しやすくなります。
Think of burial as coming from bury, but remember that the noun is often used for the ceremony of saying goodbye, not only for the physical act of putting someone in the ground. Funeral is the most common word for the whole funeral event, while burial often feels closer to the final part at the grave. Phrases like a burial, private burial, and attend a burial can help you connect it with people gathering to send someone off.
例文
The family held a small burial at the local churchyard.
家族は地元の教会墓地で小さな葬式を行った。
Many friends came to the burial to say their final goodbye.
多くの友人が最後の別れを告げるためにその葬式に来た。
After the service, everyone walked quietly to the burial site.
式のあと、皆は静かに埋葬の場所へ歩いて向かった。
埋葬
(意味 2)解説 Definition
故人を土に埋めて埋葬する行為、または死後に遺体を埋める儀式を指します。葬儀における遺体安置の重要な部分を表します。
Burial is the act of putting a dead body into the ground after death. It is a common part of funeral customs in many cultures and religions. The word can also refer to the ceremony or process connected with this act.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
この burial は「葬式」という基本義とは別に、故人や遺骨を土中・墓に納める行為そのものを指す意味です。bury「埋める」から、bury → burial を「埋める行為」として直結させると覚えやすい。burial site, burial ground, burial practices のように、場所・慣習・考古学の文脈で出ることが多く、式全体よりも「地中に納める処置」に焦点があります。
Start from the verb `bury`, then add `-al` to make the noun `burial`. Remember them as a pair: `bury` is the action, `burial` is the act or result. It often appears in phrases like `burial site` or `burial ground`, so connect it with the image of putting someone into the earth.
例文
The burial ceremony was held at the family cemetery.
埋葬式は家族の墓地で行われました。
Traditional burial practices vary across different cultures.
伝統的な埋葬慣行は文化によって異なります。
The ancient burial site revealed valuable archaeological information.
古代の埋葬遺跡は貴重な考古学的情報を明らかにしました。
burial の語源・成り立ち Etymology
burial は bury「埋める」に名詞語尾 -al が付いた形と捉えられます。古英語 byrgan「埋める・隠す」にさかのぼり、故人を土に納めて送る式の意味へ広がりました。
Burial is formed from bury with the noun ending -al. Bury goes back to Old English byrgan, meaning "to bury" or "to hide." From that idea, burial came to mean both the act of placing someone in the ground and the ceremony connected with it.
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