pyre
UK [paɪər] US [paɪr] noun countable
■a large pile of wood on which a dead body is burnt in some parts of the world 火葬堆•A traditional Hindu custom used to involve widows burning themselves alive on their husbands' funeral pyres.印度过去有一个传统习俗，就是将寡妇在丈夫的火葬堆上活活烧死殉葬。 |