demise
英[d?'ma?z]
美[d?'ma?z]
- n. 死亡，終止；轉讓；傳位
- vt. 遺贈；禪讓
助記提示
demise “地埋尸”→死亡
2. dismiss => demise.
3. Demise：底埋之。埋在地底----死亡；低賣之，折價賣出----財產轉讓。
中文詞源
demise 死亡
de-, 向下，離開。-mis, 送出，詞源同mission. 委婉語。
英文詞源
- demise
- demise: see dismiss
- demise (n.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French demise, fem. past participle of démettre "dismiss, put away," from des- "away" (from Latin dis-) + Middle French mettre "put," from Latin mittere "let go, send" (see mission). Originally "transfer of estate by will," meaning extended 1754 to "death" because that's when this happens.
雙語例句
- 1. His demise is as shrouded in mystery as ever.
- 他的死亡一直籠罩著神秘色彩。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I agree that the demise of London zoo would be terrible.
- 我也認為如果倫敦動物園不復存在的話那真是太糟糕了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise.
- 他贊揚協會的目標,但預期這一協會很快會消亡.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The war brought about the industry's sudden demise.
- 戰爭道致這個行業就這么突然垮了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The demise of the industry has caused untold misery to thousands of hard-working tradesmen.
- 該行業的沒落給數以千計辛苦經營的商販帶來了難言的苦楚。
來自柯林斯例句