英语单词

post-mortem是什么意思

post-mortem

英 ['pəust'mɔ:tem] 美
  • adj. 验尸的;死后的
  • adv. 死后,在死后
  • n. 验尸
  • vt. 对……验尸

中文词源


post-mortem 死后,事后反思

post-,在后,mortem,死亡,词源同mortal.

英文词源


post-mortem (adj.)
also postmortem, 1734 (adverb), from Latin post mortem, from post "after" (see post-) + mortem, accusative of mors "death" (see mortal (adj.)). From 1835 as an adjective. As a noun, shortening of post-mortem examination, it is recorded from 1850.

双语例句


1. We post up a set of rules for the house.
我们张贴了一份房屋生活守则。

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2. He flipped through the post without opening any of it.
他飞快地翻了一下邮件,但一封也没有打开。

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3. Now look yonder, just beyond the wooden post there.
看那边,就在木头柱子的旁边。

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4. He really was one of the finest boxers in post-war Britain.
他确实是战后英国最优秀的拳击手之一。

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5. The pilot wisely decided to return to Farnborough post haste.
飞行员明智地决定尽快返回法恩伯勒。

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