| 单词 | departed |
| 释义 | departed (once / 206 pages) adjn Something that's departed is gone, or happened in the distant past. An archaeologist might unearth artifacts from a departed era. Anything that's past or long gone is departed, including a person who has died. When your friend talks about her dear, departed Uncle Bob, you know that Uncle Bob is no longer living. The word has been a euphemism for "dead" since at least the 16th century — the traditional wedding service once read "till death us depart," rather than today's "till death do us part." WORD FAMILYdepart: departed, departer, departing, departs, departure+/departer: departers/departure: departures USAGE EXAMPLESBut a few of them waved as they departed. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Swegle also plans to research the departed to discover pieces of their history, their family and the like. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) More than twice as many migrants departed the country voluntarily this year than were deported. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) 1adj well in the past; former relics of a departed era Syn bygone, bypast, foregone, gone past earlier than the present time; no longer current 2n someone who is no longer alive Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper dead person, dead soul, deceased, deceased person, decedent Lazarus the person who Jesus raised from the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, zombiea dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being 3adj dead our dear departed friend Syn asleep, at peace, at rest, deceased, gone dead no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life |
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