1650s, from Latin pyra and directly from Greek pyra "funeral pyre; altar for sacrifice; any place where fire is kindled," from pyr "fire," cognate with Old English fyr (see fire (n.)).
例文
1. Gasoline for the pyre is getting to be a real problem.
死体を焼くためのガソリンはますます解決しにくい問題になっている。
2.The glow of a funeral pyre slowly dies by the silent river.
火葬灰の中の赤い光が静かな川辺でゆっくりと消えていく。
3.But as he watched the pyre ,the archon softened.