单词 | 殉夫自焚 |
释义 | 〔suttee〕pl. sut.teesalso sa.tis A widow who commits such an act.【复数】 sut.tees 也作 sa.tis 殉夫自焚的寡妇〔suttee〕The now illegal act or practice of a Hindu widow's cremating herself on her husband's funeral pyre in order to fulfill her true role as wife.殉夫自焚:印度旧时寡妇为完成作为妻子的真正职责在其丈夫葬礼上以柴堆自焚,现在是一种非法行为或做法〔suttee〕Sanskrit satī [virtuous woman, suttee] [feminine of] sant-, sat- [true, virtuous] * see es- 梵文 satī [贞洁的女人,殉夫自焚的寡妇] sant-, sat-的阴性词 [真实的,贞洁的] * 参见 es- |
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