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Posthumous means it happens after someone has died. A posthumous book is printed after the writer is gone. A posthumous award is given when the person cannot stand up to take it. A posthumous child is a baby born after the father's death.
Posthumous means it happens after someone has diedPosthumous的意思是某件事發生在一個人死後。 A posthumous book一本posthumous的書 is printed after the writer is gone是在作者過世之後才出版的。 A posthumous award一個posthumous的獎項 is given when the person cannot stand up to take it是在當事人已經無法站起來領獎時頒發的。 A posthumous child一個posthumous的孩子 is a baby born after the father's death是在父親過世之後才出生的寶寶。
It is a formal, careful word — news, history, prizes — not everyday chat. Say it POS-chuh-mus; the h is not a hard separate sound.
It is a formal, careful word它是一個正式、用起來要謹慎的字 — news, history, prizes ———出現在新聞、歷史、頒獎場合—— not everyday chat——不是日常聊天用語。 Say it POS-chuh-mus唸法是POS-chuh-mus ; the h is not a hard separate sound；裡面的h不會單獨發出清楚的音。
Though actually, the extra h in the spelling is an old mix-up. The Latin word was postumus, the last, from posterus, coming after. People later wrote posthumus because they thought of humus, the ground, and burial. The h is in the spelling because of that story, not because the word truly comes from earth.
Though actually不過其實 , the extra h in the spelling，拼字裡多出來的那個h is an old mix-up是一個古老的誤會。 The Latin word was postumus拉丁文原本的字是postumus , the last，意思是「最後的」 , from posterus，來自posterus , coming after，意思是「在後面的」。 People later wrote posthumus後來的人寫成posthumus because they thought of humus, the ground, and burial是因為他們聯想到humus（泥土）和埋葬。 The h is in the spelling because of that story拼字裡的h就是因為這個誤會才留下來的 , not because the word truly comes from earth，不是因為這個字真的跟泥土有關。
組成From Latin posthumus, a variant spelling of postumus, the superlative of posterus (coming after). The h was added by association with humus (ground, earth), thinking of burial.
同家族的字
- posterityboth from Latin posterus, coming after
- posthumouslythe adverb built from this adjective
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
posthumousadj/ˈpɒs.t͡ʃʊ.məs/
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After the death of someone.
- The most favorable posthumous history the stay-at-home traitor can hope for is—oblivion.
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Taking place after one's own death.
- Artists obscure during their life often receive posthumous recognition, too late for them to enjoy.
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In reference to a work, published after the author's death.
- His memoirs were his posthumous revenge on enemies he dared not take on alive.
- Eight posthumous albums have been released to date – two more than the man managed in his lifetime – often with conspiracy-baiting titles such as Still I Rise and Tupac Resurrection.
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In reference to a musical opus, published or initially performed after the composer's death.
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Born after the death of one's father.
- Posthumous orphans never even knew their fathers.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。