Word · Frequency #10362
obituaries
讣告；讣闻
obituaries is the plural of obituary.
a notice of someone's death, usually including a short biography
- 1.
A brief notice of a person's death, especially one published in a newspaper or other publication; also (obsolete), the section of a newspaper where notices of deaths are published.
(尤指报纸等出版物上的)讣告；也(旧义)指报纸上刊登死亡通知的栏目。
- 2.
a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
关于某人去世的通知；通常包括简短的传记
- 3.
A brief biography of a person (especially one who is well-known) who has recently died, usually describing their life and achievements, particularly in the form of an article in a news publication or an item in a news broadcast.
对最近去世者的简要传记(尤指知名人士),通常描述其生平与成就,尤以新闻出版物文章或新闻广播节目的形式呈现。
- 4.
An announcement or description of the end of something.
对某事结束的宣告或描述。
(尤指报纸等出版物上的)讣告；也(旧义)指报纸上刊登死亡通知的栏目。；关于某人去世的通知；通常包括简短的传记；对最近去世者的简要传记(尤指知名人士),通常描述其生平与成就,尤以新闻出版物文章或新闻广播节目的形式呈现。；对某事结束的宣告或描述。；讣告
In use
She read the obituary in the morning paper and learned that her old teacher had passed away.
After his grandfather died, he wrote a short obituary for the local newspaper.
The library keeps old obituaries so people can trace their family history.
write an obituary for sb
obituary 作“讣告”讲时是可数名词，通常指报纸或网站上发布的死亡启事，并常附带生平简介。
She wrote an obituary for her former professor.
她为以前的教授写了一篇讣告。
sb's obituary
也可以用 the obituary of sb，但名词所有格形式更简洁自然。
His obituary appeared in all the major papers.
他的讣告登在了各大报纸上。
an obituary in [newspaper]
Connections
Collocations
- write an obituary
- 写讣告
- She wrote an obituary for her former professor.她为以前的教授写了一篇讣告。
- publish an obituary
- 刊登讣告
- The local newspaper published an obituary for the retired mayor.当地报纸为这位退休市长刊登了讣告。
- obituary column
- 讣告栏
- Her death was announced in the newspaper's obituary column.她的死讯在报纸的讣告栏里公布了。
- read the obituaries
- 看讣告栏
- He reads the obituaries every morning with his coffee.他每天早上边喝咖啡边看讣告栏。
- obituary notice
- 讣告启事
- The family placed an obituary notice in the local paper.这家人在当地报纸上刊登了一则讣告启事。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 obituary 拆成 O-BIT-uary：报纸讣告栏常缩写为 OBIT，看到即知有人离世，记住 bit（人生片段）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：报纸或网站的讣告栏目、正式悼念材料 obituary 通常用于正式或书面语境，多指在报纸、网站等媒体上刊登的死亡通告，口语中较少直接使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The listed -uary words share the spelling and the final /-uˌɛri/ sound, but their stress falls on the first syllable, whereas obituary stresses the second syllable (/oʊˈbɪtʃuˌɛri/), so none is an exact rhyme. There are no common exact rhymes for obituary.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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