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post-mortem

🇬🇧 UK/pəʊs(t)ˈmɔːtəm/🇺🇸 US

Definitions

n.

A medical examination of a dead body to determine cause of death; a discussion or analysis of an event after it has occurred

验尸;事后分析

adj.

Occurring or done after death; relating to analysis after an event

死后的;事后的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
postafter, behind
+
mortdeath, die
+
emsuffix
=post-mortem

Common Collocations

  • 1.post-mortem examination尸体解剖检查
  • 2.conduct a post-mortem进行事后分析
  • 3.post-mortem report验尸报告
  • 4.post-mortem analysis事后复盘分析

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The post-mortem examination revealed that the victim had died from poisoning.

  • 2.

    After the project failed, the team held a post-mortem to identify what went wrong.

  • 3.

    A thorough post-mortem of the election results showed a significant shift in voter sentiment.

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