deadhouse

n. 停尸所

词形变化

deadhouses 复数 deadhouses

别名

dead house

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A place for the temporary reception and exposure of dead human bodies (as for example to store them during the winter until the hand-digging of a grave becomes practical after the spring thaw).

  2. 2.

    A room or building behind a bar (drinking establishment) where excessively drunk customers may be taken to sober up.

    澳大利亚 新西兰 历史

词源

From dead + house.

来源:wiktionary