| 单词 | postmortem |
| 释义 | postmortem (once / 31688 pages) adjn A postmortem is a medical examination of a dead body. It's a kind of autopsy done to learn exactly how the person died. In Latin, mortem means "death," and post means "after." A postmortem, logically enough, is something that happens after death, usually an examination. Another type of postmortem is a meeting or discussion that follows the completion of a project — this kind does not involve an actual death, but simply the end of something, like an art installation or a business venture. WORD FAMILYpostmortem: postmortems USAGE EXAMPLESA postmortem report is expected to clarify whether the Polish driver was shot before or during the attack. The Guardian(Dec 22, 2016) A postmortem revealed structural damage, increased cell death, and other abnormalities in the mice’s brains. Science Magazine(Dec 21, 2016) Three weeks after Donald Trump won a historic victory to become the 45th president of the United States, the media postmortems continue. Salon(Dec 07, 2016) 1adj occurring or done after death postmortem changes a postmortem examination to determine cause of death Syn|Ant postmortal antemortem preceding death 2adj after death or after an event a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address Syn succeeding coming after or following 3n an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease Syn|Hyper PM, autopsy, necropsy, post-mortem, post-mortem examination, postmortem examination examination, scrutiny the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) 4n discussion of an event after it has occurred Syn|Hyper post-mortem discussion, give-and-take, word an exchange of views on some topic |
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