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decease

UK //dɪˈsiːs//US //dɪˈsiːs//

词源

源自中古英语 'deces',来自古法语 'deces',最终源自拉丁语 'decessus',意为 '离开' 或 '死亡'。

noun

❶ 指人的死亡,正式用语,常用于法律或正式文件中。比日常用语 'death' 更正式和书面化。

“The doctor recorded the exact time of decease in the medical report.”

(医生在医疗报告中记录了确切的死亡时间。)

“Upon his decease, the estate was divided among his children.”

(在他去世后,财产被分配给了他的子女。)

同义词:death, demise, passing, expiration

verb

❶ 死亡,正式用语,通常用于法律或正式场合,表示生命的终结。

“The patient decease d peacefully in his sleep.”

(病人在睡眠中安详地去世了。)

“He decease d without leaving any heirs.”

(他去世时没有留下任何继承人。)

同义词:die, pass away, expire, perish

常见短语

time of decease — 指死亡的具体时间,常用于法律或医疗文件中,用于正式记录。

“The time of decease was recorded as 3:45 AM.”

(死亡时间被记录为凌晨3点45分。)

after decease — 指某人去世之后,常用于法律或遗嘱相关的文件中。

“The property was transferred to his wife after decease.”

(财产在他去世后转移给了他的妻子。)