mortuary

英 ['mɔːtʃəri] 美 ['mɔːrtʃueri]

• n. 停尸间；太平间
• adj. 与死有关的；丧葬的

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 太平间
2. 停尸间，停尸房
3. 【英史】布施
4. 殡仪馆

adj. 形容词

1. 丧葬的
2. 死的
3. 悲哀的
4. 纪念死的
5. 埋葬的

英英释义

Noun:

1. a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation

Adjective:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of death

2. of or relating to a funeral

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. In the mortuary there are many stiffened corpses.
   停尸房中摆满了僵冷的尸体。
2. A mortuary is where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects.
   太平间是死者的朋友可以见死者最后一面的地方。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Franz and the count descended these, and found themselves in a mortuary chamber.
   弗兰兹和伯爵拾级而下，发觉他们已站在了一个坟场的交叉路口。
2. Her mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahari has many architectural merits.
   她的葬礼神殿位于德伊埃尔巴哈里，颇具建筑学价值。

经典引文

• Helicopters began lifting the bodies..taking them ashore to the improvised mortuary.

  出自：Shetland Times

词汇搭配

• funeral parlour 殡仪馆
• mortuary temple 御庙
• mortuary cult 葬礼仪式
• mortuary refrigerator 太平冰箱, 停尸冰箱...

近反义词

【近义词】

• funereal 适合葬礼的
• morgue 陈尸所
• undertaker's 殡葬所
• funeral parlor 殡仪馆
• funeral home <美>殡仪馆
• dead room 消声室