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.)).
实用例句
1. Gasoline for the pyre is getting to be a real problem.
用于焚尸的汽油越来越成为一个难以解决的问题.
来自辞典例句
2. The glow of a funeral pyre slowly dies by the silent river.
火葬灰中的红光在沉静的河边慢慢地熄灭下去.
来自互联网
3. But as he watched the pyre, the archon softened.
