cadaver
Definitions
A dead human body, especially one used for medical study or dissection.
尸体，遗体（尤指供医学研究/解剖用的）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin cadaver, built on cadere ('to fall') = 'one who has fallen' → a dead body. The word pictures a person who has dropped and will not get up. English uses it as a clinical, formal term for a corpse, especially in medicine (a cadaver lab).
Root cad still carries 18 more wordsWhy It Means This
Cadaver keeps its Latin form almost untouched, which is why it sounds clinical and detached. The root image is brutally simple: cadere is 'to fall,' and a cadaver is one who has fallen — collapsed in death. English reserves it for formal or medical contexts (cadaver, cadaveric tissue), where 'corpse' or 'body' would feel too plain or too grim.
Common Collocations
- 1.human cadaver人类尸体
- 2.cadaver disposal尸体处理
Example Sentences
- 1.
Medical students practice dissection on a cadaver.
- 2.
The cadaver was donated to the university for research.
Synonym Comparison
- cadaver — clinical/medical, esp. a body for dissection
- corpse — the everyday neutral word for a dead body
- body — broadest, used in news and conversation (a body was found)
- remains — formal, may be partial or after time has passed
- carcass — for a dead animal (or, crudely, a human)