寻求木乃伊的英文介绍``

中英文对照的

A Mummy is a corpse whose skin and organs have been preserved by either intentional or incidental exposure to chemicals, extreme coldness, very high humidity, or lack of air when bodies are submerged in bogs. Presently, the oldest discovered (naturally) mummified human corpse was a decapitated head dated as 6,000 years old and was found in 1936. [1] Mummies of humans and other animals have been found throughout the world, both as a result of natural preservation through unusual conditions, and as cultural artifacts to preserve the dead.

木乃伊是在人工防腐情况下或自然条件下可以长久保存的尸体。木乃伊一词源自波斯语，原义为蜡，欧洲人用来指古埃及涂抹防腐香料保存至今的尸体，中国自明代以来将其音译为木乃伊。

古埃及人认为人死后可以复活，而复活的条件是保存尸体。

制作木乃伊需要先将尸体挖去内脏，浸过盐水，在腹腔填以乳香、桂皮等香料，缝合后把尸体浸入特制的防腐液中，经70天取出，再裹上麻布，填以香料，涂上树脂，就做成了木乃伊。

有些科学家希望未来能取得木乃伊的基因后，透过复制技术，把它们的基因复制至新的活人。