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be deceased
形容词作表语，表示已故状态。
His father was deceased before he was born.
他父亲在他出生前就已去世。
已故的
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已故的
no longer alive
His father was deceased before he was born.
他父亲在他出生前就已去世。
不再活着；死去的。
No longer alive; dead.
属于死者的。
Belonging to the dead.
已故者。
One who has died.
死亡的
dead
My deceased grandfather was a teacher.
我已故的祖父曾是一名教师。
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The deceased was remembered by many.
这位死者被许多人怀念。
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The deceased person's will was read.
已故者的遗嘱被宣读。
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he is deceased
他已经去世
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形容词作表语，表示已故状态。
His father was deceased before he was born.
他父亲在他出生前就已去世。
形容词作定语，修饰名词。
The deceased woman left a large estate.
那位已故的妇女留下了大量遗产。
名词，指代死者，单数形式可指一个或多个。
The deceased was identified by his family.
死者由他的家人辨认。
Not this
He deceased last year.
Use this
He died last year.
deceased 是形容词或名词，不可用作动词；描述去世应用 die。
Not this
The dead man was a famous scientist.
Use this
The deceased man was a famous scientist.
在正式语境中，deceased 比 dead 更委婉、正式，常用于讣告或法律文件。
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死者，已故的人
The police identified the deceased person as a 45-year-old man.
警方确认死者为一名45岁男性。
已故的父亲
She inherited the estate from her deceased father.
她从已故的父亲那里继承了遗产。
死者（名词用法）
The deceased was buried in the local cemetery.
死者被埋葬在当地公墓。
遗产（已故者的）
The lawyer is handling the deceased estate.
律师正在处理遗产事宜。
已故的病人
The doctor informed the family of the deceased patient.
医生通知了已故病人的家属。
死者家属
The deceased's family requested privacy during the funeral.
死者家属要求在葬礼期间保持隐私。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
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de-离开 + cease停止 → 生命停止，即已故的死者
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文件、讣告、正式场合 该词通常用于正式或书面语境，如法律文件或讣告中，比较正式。
形容词用来描述已故的人，名词指代死者。
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