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？