hearse
hearse — 名詞
1. A long motor vehicle designed to transport a coffin from the place of a funeral
靈車
葬禮中載運棺材的車輛
A long motor vehicle designed to transport a coffin from the place of a funeral service to the cemetery or crematorium, moving as the lead car in a funeral procession.
A black hearse led the funeral procession through the narrow streets of the old town.
一輛黑色靈車緩緩帶領葬禮車隊穿過老城區狹窄的街道。
procession context: hearse + funeral procession + lead
Mrs. Chen's family walked behind the hearse as it carried her coffin to the church.
陳太太的家人跟在靈車後面，前往教堂。
possessive reference: [name]'s family + behind the hearse
Floral arrangements covered the roof of the hearse during the ride to the cemetery.
靈車的車頂覆蓋著花藝佈置，一路駛向墓園。
The hearse driver adjusted her black tie before opening the rear door for the mourners.
靈車司機調整了她的黑色領帶，然後打開後門讓哀悼者靠近。
Friends placed white roses on the hearse before it departed for the crematorium.
朋友們在靈車上放置白玫瑰，隨後靈車出發前往火葬場。
- funeral car
A more general term that can include any vehicle used in a funeral, not exclusively one built for carrying a coffin.
- mortuary vehicle
A formal, professional term used by the funeral industry rather than in everyday speech.
用法筆記
The subject or object of a sentence containing 'hearse' is almost always related to funerals — the vehicle itself, the funeral director, or the family of the deceased.
常見錯誤
hearse — 動詞
1. To lift and position a coffin or the remains of a dead person onto or inside a h
放到靈車上
將棺材放到靈車上
To lift and position a coffin or the remains of a dead person onto or inside a hearse before a funeral.
The attendants carefully hearsed the coffin before the family arrived at the chapel.
工作人員小心地將棺材置於靈車上，家屬抵達小教堂前便已安置妥當。
rare transitive verb: hearse + direct object (coffin)
Workers hearsed the wooden casket from the chapel pew and secured it inside the vehicle.
工人將木製棺木從教堂長椅抬出置於靈車，並在車內固定好。
The funeral director hearsed the casket at dawn before the morning service.
葬禮總監在黎明前將棺木置於靈車，趕在上午儀式前準備妥當。
Before sunrise, the funeral team hearsed the remains of the sailor for the long journey north.
日出前，葬禮團隊將那位水手的遺體安置在靈車上，準備北行長途運送。
文法句型
hearse + object (coffin / casket / remains)
用法筆記
This sense is extremely rare in modern English and appears almost exclusively in historical or poetic writing. Most speakers today would say 'placed the coffin in the hearse' instead.
2. To transport a coffin or the remains of a dead person by hearse from one place t
用靈車運送
用靈車載送棺材至他處
To transport a coffin or the remains of a dead person by hearse from one place to another, typically to a funeral location or burial site.
The funeral home hearsed Mr. Tanaka's remains to the cemetery across town.
殯儀館用靈車將田中先生的遺體運送到市另一端的墓園。
rare transitive verb with destination: hearse + object + to [place]
A single black vehicle hearsed the soldier's coffin from the airport to the church.
一輛黑色靈車將這位軍人的棺木從機場送往教堂。
The company hearsed the deceased across the state border for the family burial.
該公司用靈車將逝者遺體運過州界，以便家屬舉行葬禮。
The honor guard hearsed the ashes of the retired general to the national cemetery.
榮譽護衛隊用靈車將退休將軍的骨灰運送至國家墓園。
文法句型
hearse + object + to [place]
用法筆記
Use 'convey by hearse' or 'transport by hearse' instead — the verb 'hearse' in this sense is almost never used in modern everyday English.
3. To place a dead person's body in the ground as part of a funeral ceremony; to in
埋葬
將遺體下葬於土中
To place a dead person's body in the ground as part of a funeral ceremony; to inter.
The village priest hearsed the old fisherman in the churchyard beside the sea.
村裡的牧師將老漁夫埋葬在海邊的教堂墓園。
archaic usage: hearse = bury
The family hearsed their ancestors in the family plot on the hillside.
他們將祖先埋葬在山丘附近的家族墓區。
Generations of the family were hearsed in the same plot beside the chapel.
這家人好幾代先祖都埋葬在小教堂旁的同一個墓區。
Pilgrims hearsed the holy man at the top of the hill overlooking the valley.
朝聖者將那位聖人埋葬在俯瞰山谷的山頂上。
- exhume
To dig up a buried body — the opposite of interring.
文法句型
hearse + object (deceased person)
用法筆記
This sense is now archaic. In modern English, the standard verb is 'bury' or 'inter'. Encountering 'hearse' used this way is limited to old literary texts or historical accounts.