natural burial
noun[CorU]
uk/ˌnætʃ.ər.əl ˈber.i.əl/us/ˌnætʃ.ɚ.əl ˈber.i.əl/(alsogreen burial,uk/ˌɡriːn ˈber.i.əl/us/ˌɡriːn ˈber.i.əl/)theactofburyingabodyin a way thatcauseslittledamageto theenvironment, forexampleby not having thebodyembalmed(=treatedwithspecialchemicals), and by using acoffinmade ofnaturalmaterials, so that thecoffinandbodycandecaynaturally:
自然葬(指以对环境几乎没有负面影响的方式埋葬尸体)There are very fewnaturalburialsitesin thisarea.这一带自然葬的地点很少。
Naturalburialis moreenvironmentallyfriendlythantraditionalburialorcremation.自然葬比传统的土葬或火葬更环保。
- Naturalburialsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.
- Generally,peoplewhobelieveinnaturalburialdo notbelieveincremation.
- How do Iarrangeanaturalburialfor myself or alovedone?
Burying, cremating and preserving bodies
- bier
- burial
- bury
- committal
- cremains
- cremation
- cryogenic
- embalmer
- exhumation
- exhume
- mummify
- mummy
- rebury
- reinter
- reinterment
- sarcophagus
- sati
- suttee
- taxidermist
- taxidermy
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