deathbed

大学 FREQ #16946

n. 临死所卧之床, 临终之时

发音

US
UK /ˈdɛθˌbɛd/

词形变化

deathbeds 复数 deathbeds

别名

death bed death-bed

教材释义与例句

名词

临终之时；临死所卧之床

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The bed on which someone dies.

    临终床

  2. 2.

    The last hours before death.

  3. 3.

    A grave; the site of a burial or entombment.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

bed time of life

相关短语

from the cradle to the grave 从生到死,一辈子 deathbed conversion deathbed conversions on one's deathbed

词源

From Middle English dethbed, from Old English dēaþbedd (“deathbed; grave”), equivalent to death + bed. Cognate with Swedish dödsbädd (“deathbed”). Compare also Dutch sterfbed (“deathbed”), German Sterbebett and Totenbett (both “deathbed”), Danish dødsleje (“deathbed”).

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