英语词汇“decedent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A decedent is someone who has died. Decedents are deceased.

Every language has ways to avoid saying the dead guy, and English has two that come from the same root: deceased, a formal and impersonal way of designating one recently departed, and decedent, the version preferred when a lawyer is in the room. Both words are from Latin decedere, meaning "to die." Decedents include all dead people, no matter when they died. Someone who died an hour ago is a decedent as well as someone who died 300 years ago.

WORD FAMILY

decedent: decedents+/decease: deceased, deceases, deceasing, decedent, predecease/predecease: predeceased, predeceases, predeceasing

USAGE EXAMPLES

“Undoubtedly, there will be a civil case by decedents’ representatives who will sue for millions upon millions of dollars,” the attorneys said.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 20, 2016)

No remark of his presidency, nor of his many other achievements, is here mentioned, which we are told was at the request of the decedent.

Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016)

Stern crossed one cowboy-booted foot over the other and turned to the first page in a packet labeled “Decedent List As Of October 7, 2016.”

Washington Post(Nov 19, 2016)

n someone who is no longer alive

Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper

dead person, dead soul, deceased, deceased person, departed

Lazarus

the person who Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb; this miracle caused the enemies of Jesus to begin the plan to put him to death

infernal

an inhabitant of Hell

living dead, zombi, zombie

a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force

individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

a human being

单词	decedent
释义	decedent (once / 83235 pages) n A decedent is someone who has died. Decedents are deceased. Every language has ways to avoid saying the dead guy, and English has two that come from the same root: deceased, a formal and impersonal way of designating one recently departed, and decedent, the version preferred when a lawyer is in the room. Both words are from Latin decedere, meaning "to die." Decedents include all dead people, no matter when they died. Someone who died an hour ago is a decedent as well as someone who died 300 years ago. WORD FAMILY decedent: decedents+/decease: deceased, deceases, deceasing, decedent, predecease/predecease: predeceased, predeceases, predeceasing USAGE EXAMPLES “Undoubtedly, there will be a civil case by decedents’ representatives who will sue for millions upon millions of dollars,” the attorneys said. Los Angeles Times(Dec 20, 2016) No remark of his presidency, nor of his many other achievements, is here mentioned, which we are told was at the request of the decedent. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) Stern crossed one cowboy-booted foot over the other and turned to the first page in a packet labeled “Decedent List As Of October 7, 2016.” Washington Post(Nov 19, 2016) n someone who is no longer alive Syn\|Exp\|Hypo\|Hyper dead person, dead soul, deceased, deceased person, departed Lazarus the person who Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb; this miracle caused the enemies of Jesus to begin the plan to put him to death infernal an inhabitant of Hell living dead, zombi, zombie a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being
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