"act of burying," late 13c.; earlier "tomb" (c. 1200), false singular from Old English byrgels "tomb," from byrgan "to bury" + suffix -els; a compound also found in Old Saxon burgisli, suggesting a Proto-Germanic *burgisli-, from PIE root *bhergh- (1) "to hide, protect" (see bury). The Germanic suffix *-isli- (also in Old English hydels "hiding place," fætels "bag") became obsolete and was felt as a plural of the Latin-derived suffix -al (2) forming nouns of action from verbs (survival, approval, etc.).
双语例句
1. They rushed the burial through so no evidence would show up.
他们仓促举行了葬礼，掩盖了所有证据。
来自柯林斯例句
2. a Bronze Age burial mound
青铜时代的坟冢
来自《权威词典》
3. Cremation is more common than burial in some countries.
在一些国家,火葬比土葬普遍.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. The archeologists found fragments of bone in the burial chamber.
