“焚化”常见的英文表达是 “incinerate” ,它既可以作及物动词,也可以作不及物动词,意为“焚化;烧成灰烬” 。例如:
The waste is incinerated at high temperatures.(废物在高温下被焚化。)
The body was incinerated after the funeral ceremony.(葬礼仪式后,遗体被火化了 。)
此外,“cremate”也有“火化;焚化(尤指人或动物的遗体)”的意思,不过它更侧重于指对人或动物遗体进行火化处理这一行为。例如:
They decided to cremate their late father.(他们决定火化已故的父亲。)