sati

🇺🇸 /ˈsʌtiː/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsʌtiː/
詞頻
難度
標籤 RARE
noun
R

A very old custom where a wife would burn herself with her husband's body after he died.

In some old stories, a wife would perform sati to show her love and loyalty.

在一些古老的故事中,妻子會透過殉葬來表達她的愛與忠誠。

R

A wife who did this.

The story of the sati who bravely performed the ritual is still told today.

勇敢地執行這個儀式的妻子的故事至今仍然被傳頌。

translation

n. 寡婦殉夫習俗, 殉夫寡婦