undead

FREQ #15657

n. 亡灵, 不死的人, 活死人

发音

UK /ʌnˈdɛd/

词形变化

undeads 复数 undeads

别名

un-dead UD

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A creature that is undead; that is, dead but still animate.

    In the zombie movie, an army of the undead accosted some unsuspecting teenagers.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Not dead; alive.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    Pertaining to a corpse, though having qualities of life.

  3. 3.

    Being animate, though non-living.

词源

From Middle English undede, equivalent to un- + dead. The first attestation is from around 1400. The term was revived, popularized, and imbued with supernatural connotations by its usage in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula (1897).

来源：wiktionary