mortuary

大学 FREQ #15471

n. 停尸间, 太平间 a. 丧葬的, 悲哀的, 埋葬的

发音

US /ˈmɔɹt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/
UK /ˈmɔːt͡ʃʊəɹi/
UK /ˈmɔːt͡ʃwəɹi/

词形变化

mortuaries 复数 mortuaries

教材释义与例句

名词

太平间；停尸间

形容词

死的；悲哀的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation; broadly, synonym of funeral home.

  2. 2.

    A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner.

    历史
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or relating to death or a funeral; funereal.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

morgue dead room

上位词 2

building edifice

下位词 5

crematorium crematory funeral home funeral parlor funeral parlour

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English mortuary, from Anglo-Norman mortuarie (“gift to a parish priest from a deceased parishioner”), from Medieval Latin mortuārium (“receptacle for the dead; mortuary”), neuter form of mortuārius (“of or pertaining to the dead”), from Latin mortuus, perfect passive participle of morior (“to die”).

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