1650s, from Latin pyra and directly from Greek pyra "funeral pyre; altar for sacrifice; any place where fire is kindled," from pyr "fire," cognate with Old English fyr (see fire (n.)).
雙語例句
1. Gasoline for the pyre is getting to be a real problem.
用于焚尸的汽油越來越成為一個難以解決的問題.
來自辭典例句
2. The glow of a funeral pyre slowly dies by the silent river.
火葬灰中的紅光在沉靜的河邊慢慢地熄滅下去.
來自互聯(lián)網
3. But as he watched the pyre, the archon softened.