deceased

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a. 已故的 n. 死者

发音

UK /dɪˈsiːst/
US /diˈsist/
US /dɪˈsist/
CA /diˈsist/
CA /dɪˈsist/
CA /diˈsizd/
CA /dɪˈsizd/
其它 /dɪˈzizd/

词形变化

deceaseds 复数 deceaseds deaced

别名

dec'd decd.

教材释义与例句

名词

死者; 被继承人

形容词

已故的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of dead (“those who have died”).

    死者

    死人

    委婉

    The deceased was interred in his local churchyard.

    a memorial to the deceased of two World Wars

  2. 2.

    One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used in US English. In criminal law, “the deceased” refers to the victim of a homicide.

    法律
adj.
  1. 1.

    No longer alive; dead.

    已故的

    死的

  2. 2.

    Belonging to the dead.

    The executor's commission for winding up the deceased estate was 3.5%.

  3. 3.

    One who has died.

    法律
  4. 4.

    Overwhelmed to the point of being figuratively dead.

    You look so good, I'm deceased!

词汇关系

词源

From decease + -ed, from Middle English deceas via Old French [Term?], from Latin dēcessus (“departure”), equivalent to dēced-, variation of dēcēdō, dēcēdere (“to go away”).

来源:wiktionary