Decease
“Decease”是一个名词或动词，主要有两个含义：
- 作为名词：死亡，生命的结束
- 作为动词：去世，死亡
- The decease was sudden. (死亡是突然的。)
- He deceased last year. (他去年去世了。)
- The decease certificate was issued. (死亡证明已签发。)
“Decease”来自拉丁语 “decedere”，由 “de-”（离开）和 “cedere”（走）组成，字面意思是”离开”。
- 前缀：de-（离开）
- 词根：cease（停止）
“Decease”是正式用词，常用于描述死亡、去世，在法律、正式文件和正式语境中经常使用。
- 过去式：deceased
- 现在分词：deceasing
- 形容词形式：deceased（已故的）
可以将 “decease” 与 “cease”（停止）联系起来，两者都与停止、结束有关。
When my grandfather’s decease was announced, it was hard to accept - even though we knew it was coming, the finality of it was still shocking. The word “decease” sounds so formal and distant, but the reality of losing someone you love is anything but distant. It’s immediate and painful.
当我祖父的死亡被宣布时，很难接受——即使我们知道它会到来，它的最终性仍然令人震惊。“死亡”这个词听起来如此正式和遥远，但失去你爱的人的现实绝不是遥远的。它是立即的和痛苦的。