Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
post·hu·mous
\\ˈpäs-chə-məs also -tə-, -tyə-, -thə-; päst-ˈhyü-məs, ˈpōst-, -ˈyü-\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Latin posthumus, alteration of postumus late-born, posthumous, from superlative of posterus coming after — more at posterior
DATE 1619
1. born after the death of the father2. published after the death of the author3. following or occurring after death
posthumous fame
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post·hu·mous·ly adverb
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post·hu·mous·ness noun posthumous
1608, "born after the death of the originator" (author or father), from L.L. posthumus, from L. postumus "last, last-born," superlative of posterus "coming after, subsequent." Altered in L.L. by association with L. humare "to bury," suggesting death; the one born after the father's death obviously being the last.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
posthumous
post·hu·mous / 5pCstjumEs; NAmE 5pB:stFEmEs / adjective [usually before noun]
happening, done, published, etc. after a person has died
死后发生(或做、出版等)的:
a posthumous award for bravery
死后荣膺的英勇奖
• post·hu·mous·ly adv.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
post·hu·mous
\ˈpäschəməs, päˈst(y)üməs
sometimes (ˈ)pō-\
adjectiveEtymology: Latin
posthumus, by folk etymology (influence of
humus earth) from
postumus, superl. of
posterus coming after — more at
humble
,
posterior
1. : born after the death of the father
< a posthumous son >2. : published after the death of the author
< a posthumous volume of poems >3. : following or occurring after one's death
< posthumous fame >
< posthumous vindication >
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post·hu·mous·ly adverb • post·hu·mous·ness noun -es