posthumously confer
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to confer posthumously; to award after death
formalFormal term used in official contexts for honoring deceased individuals with titles, ranks, or awards they did not receive during their lifetime.
Tā他
bèi被
zhuī追
shòu授
wéi为
liè烈
shì士
。
He was posthumously awarded the title of martyr.
Zhè这
wèi位
kē科
xué学
jiā家
bèi被
zhuī追
shòu授
guó国
jiā家
zuì最
gāo高
kē科
xué学
jì技
shù术
jiǎng奖
。
This scientist was posthumously awarded the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award.
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Jiāng将
jūn军
zhàn战
sǐ死
hòu后
bèi被
zhuī追
shòu授
shàng上
jiàng将
jūn军
xián衔
。
The general was posthumously promoted to the rank of full general after dying in battle.