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词汇精选:decease的用法和辨析

一、详细释义:


n.

死亡


例句:

The room gave an impression of decease.

这房间给人一种死亡的印象。


例句:

Love is stronger than decease.

爱的力量大于死亡。


v.

死,死亡 [I]


例句:

The old man deceased without leaving an heir.

这个老人死后无嗣。


例句:

Since her mother deceased she was very lonely.

妈妈死后她很寂寞。


二、词义辨析:


die,decease,expire,perish,pass away

这些动词或短语动词均有“死”或“死亡”之意。 die最普通用词,指某人或某物失去生命而永远不存在。 decease正式用词,多指法律上的用语。 expire委婉用词。从本义“从肺部吐出气来”引申为吐出最后一口气,断气而死。 perish书面用词,多指夭折或不幸暴亡。 pass away是die的委婉用语。


三、参考例句:


His decease made us very sad.

他的去世使我们非常悲伤。


Do you think store cinerary urns in private house are more respect to the decease?

请问你同意存放骨灰在居所内是更专重死者的做法吗?


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