mortician
UK/mɔː'tɪʃ(ə)n/US/mɒ:'tiʃәn/
C2
释义
n.
A person whose job is to prepare dead bodies and arrange funerals; an undertaker
殡葬业者,丧事承办人
词根拆分
词根派生mort(死)+ -ician(从事……的人,如 physician)=「料理死亡事务的专业人士」。这是美国人仿照 physician、beautician 造出的词,指殡葬承办人。
词根 mort 还连着 24 个词常用搭配
- 1.licensed mortician持证殡葬师
- 2.funeral mortician葬礼承办人
例句
- 1.
The mortician prepared the body for the open-casket service.
殡葬师为开棺告别仪式准备好了遗体。
- 2.
She trained for years to become a licensed mortician.
她受训多年才成为持证的殡葬业者。