obituary

ә'bitjuәri

GRE Collins 2

n. a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography

a. 关于死亡的, 讣告的
n. 讣告

Collins 星级

10,362

BNC 频率

12,093

使用频率

obituary 由前缀 ob-（表示“对抗”或“反对”）和词根 it（来自拉丁语 ire，意为“去”）以及后缀 -ary（表示“与…相关的”）组成，整体意思可以理解为“与去世相关的”信息。

例句

1. The newspaper published an obituary for the famous author last week.

上周，报纸为这位著名作家发表了讣告。

2. She wrote a heartfelt obituary for her grandmother.

她为她的祖母写了一篇真挚的讣告。

3. Many people attended the memorial service after reading the obituary.

许多人在阅读了讣告后参加了追悼会。