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undertaker

UK //ˌʌn.dəˈteɪ.kər//US //ˈʌn.dɚˌteɪ.kɚ//

词源

源自中古英语undertaken(承担)+ -er(表示职业的人),字面意思是承担事务的人,后特指承担丧葬事务者。

noun

❶ 指专门负责安排和处理丧葬事宜的人,包括准备遗体、组织葬礼等。通常被称为殡葬业者或丧葬承办人。

“The undertaker helped the family plan the funeral service.”

(丧葬承办人协助这家人规划葬礼仪式。)

“She called the undertaker to make arrangements for her father's burial.”

(她打电话给殡葬业者,为父亲的安葬事宜做安排。)

同义词:funeral director, mortician, bereavement specialist

常见短语

funeral undertaker — 特指专门负责葬礼相关事务的丧葬承办人,强调其在葬礼组织中的专业角色。

“The funeral undertaker coordinated all aspects of the memorial service.”

(这位丧葬承办人协调了追悼会的所有事宜。)