demise
英 [d?'ma?z]
美 [d?'ma?z]
- n. 死亡，終止；轉(zhuǎn)讓；傳位
- vt. 遺贈(zèng)；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(jià)賣出----財(cái)產(chǎn)轉(zhuǎn)讓。
中文詞源
demise 死亡de-, 向下，離開(kāi)。-mis, 送出，詞源同mission. 委婉語(yǔ)。
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(yǔ)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(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. I agree that the demise of London zoo would be terrible.
- 我也認(rèn)為如果倫敦動(dòng)物園不復(fù)存在的話那真是太糟糕了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise.
- 他贊揚(yáng)協(xié)會(huì)的目標(biāo),但預(yù)期這一協(xié)會(huì)很快會(huì)消亡.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. The war brought about the industry's sudden demise.
- 戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)道致這個(gè)行業(yè)就這么突然垮了.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. The demise of the industry has caused untold misery to thousands of hard-working tradesmen.
- 該行業(yè)的沒(méi)落給數(shù)以千計(jì)辛苦經(jīng)營(yíng)的商販帶來(lái)了難言的苦楚。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句