posthumous
adjective /ˈpɒstʃəməs/
/ˈpɑːstʃəməs/
[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 - A posthumous collection of her work has just been published.
她的遗作集刚刚出版。
Collocations DictionaryPosthumous is used with these nouns:- fame
- pardon
- publication
- …
词源early 17th cent.: from Latin postumus ‘last’ (superlative from post ‘after’), in late Latin spelled posth- by association with humus ‘ground’. - a posthumous award for bravery