deceased

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /dɪˈsiːst/    美 /diˈsist/|/dɪˈsist/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of dead (“those who have died”). euphemistic
    — The deceased was interred in his local churchyard.
  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.
    — Deceased had already made a will in his favour before her marriage, but—and Mr. Philips wagged an expressive forefinger—the prisoner was not aware of that. What had induced the deceased to make a fresh will, with the old one still extant, he could not say.
形容词 adj.
  1. No longer alive; dead. not-comparable
    — 1969, Monty Python, Dead Parrot Sketch That parrot is definitely deceased, and when I purchased it not 'alf an hour ago, you assured me that its total lack of movement was due to it bein' tired and shagged out following a prolonged squawk.
  2. Belonging to the dead. not-comparable
    — The executor's commission for winding up the deceased estate was 3.5%.
  3. One who has died. not-comparable
  4. Overwhelmed to the point of being figuratively dead. excessive,not-comparable
    — You look so good, I'm deceased!

词形变化

deceased plural deceaseds plural

词汇关系

近义词
departed
衍生词
undeceased

词源

词源 1
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”).
词源 2
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”).
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