mortuary
UK/'mɔːtjʊərɪ/US/'mɒ:tʃuәri/
GREC2
释义
n.
A room or building where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
太平间；停尸房
adj.
Relating to death, burial, or the dead
与死亡或丧葬有关的
词根拆分
词根派生来自拉丁语 mortuarium，mort（死）+ -ary（……的场所）=「存放死者之处」。作名词指停放遗体的房间，作形容词指与死亡、丧葬有关的（mortuary rites 丧葬仪式）。
词根 mort 还连着 24 个词常用搭配
- 1.hospital mortuary医院太平间
- 2.mortuary attendant太平间管理员
- 3.mortuary rites丧葬仪式
例句
- 1.
The body was taken to the hospital mortuary overnight.
遗体连夜被送往医院太平间。
- 2.
Archaeologists studied the tribe's elaborate mortuary rituals.
考古学家研究了该部落繁复的丧葬仪式。