Word
deceased person
noun
死者，已故的人（尤指法律用语）
a person who has died, especially in legal contexts
死者
In use
The lawyer read out the will of the deceased person.
Police are trying to identify the deceased person.
The court issued a ruling regarding the property of the deceased person.
the deceased person
法律用语，正式。
The deceased person's estate was divided among the heirs.
死者的遗产由继承人分割。
a deceased person
A deceased person is referred to as the decedent in legal documents.
死者在法律文件中被称为被继承人。
deceased person's
The lawyer reviewed the deceased person's will.
律师审阅了死者的遗嘱。
Common mistakes
He is a death person.He is a deceased person.
中文学习者常将“死亡”的名词形式“death”误用作形容词。'deceased'是形容词，表示“已故的”，而'death'是名词，不能直接修饰'person'。
The die person's will is valid.The deceased person's will is valid.
错误地使用了动词原形'die'来修饰'person'。'deceased'是过去分词作形容词，表示“已故的”，而'die'是动词原形，不能用作定语。
Connections
Confusing words
- decedent
- 死者（法律术语） · decedent 是法律术语，特指遗产继承中的死者；deceased person 是泛指死者，也常用于法律语境但更通用
- the deceased
- 死者（正式用语） · the deceased 是正式用语，常用于新闻报道或官方文件，指刚去世的人；deceased person 更强调法律身份
Word family
- deceased
- 已故的 · adj
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.