posthumous(形容词):死后发生的;死后出版/授予的。常用来形容作品在作者去世后出版,或荣誉在逝者身后被授予。(也可指“遗腹的”,即父亲去世后出生的孩子,但较少见。)
/ˈpɑːstʃəməs/
Her novel was published posthumously.
她的小说在她去世后出版。
He received a posthumous award for his contributions to public health, which were not fully recognized during his lifetime.
他因对公共卫生的贡献在身后获得追授奖项,而这些贡献在他生前并未得到充分认可。
来自拉丁语 posthumus / postumus,意为“最后的、在之后的”,与 post-(“在……之后”)相关。后来在英语中固定用来表示“在某人死后(发生或被授予/出版)”。