mummy; desiccated corpse
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
mummy; desiccated corpse; naturally mummified body
technicalTypically used in archaeological, forensic, or medical contexts to describe bodies preserved by extreme dryness or environmental conditions, distinct from artificially embalmed mummies.
Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
zài在
Tǎ塔
kè克
lā拉
mǎ玛
gān干
shā沙
mò漠
zhōng中
fā发
xiàn现
le了
yī一
jù具
bǎo保
cún存
wán完
hǎo好
de的
gān干
shī尸
。
Archaeologists discovered a well-preserved desiccated corpse in the Taklamakan Desert.
Yóu由
yú于
qì气
hòu候
jí极
qí其
gān干
zào燥
，
shī尸
tǐ体
méi没
yǒu有
fǔ腐
làn烂
，
ér而
shì是
biàn变
chéng成
le了
gān干
shī尸
。
Due to the extremely arid climate, the body did not decompose but instead became a mummy.
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Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
zhǎn展
chū出
le了
yī一
jù具
sān三
qiān千
nián年
qián前
de的
gǔ古
āi埃
jí及
gān干
shī尸
。
The museum displayed a three-thousand-year-old Egyptian mummy.