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。
(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。
a notice of someone's death, usually including a short biography
(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。
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.
关于某人去世的通知；通常包括简短的传记
a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
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。
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.
对某事结束的宣告或描述。
An announcement or description of the end of something.
She read the obituary in the morning paper and learned that her old teacher had passed away.
她在晨报上读了讣告，得知她以前的老师去世了。
用法提示：obituary 是名词，指报纸上刊登的讣告。
After his grandfather died, he wrote a short obituary for the local newspaper.
祖父去世后，他为当地报纸写了一篇简短的讣告。
用法提示：obituary 作名词，表示悼念死者的讣闻。
The library keeps old obituaries so people can trace their family history.
图书馆保存着旧讣告，方便人们追溯家族历史。
用法提示：obituaries 是 obituary 的复数形式，指多篇讣告。
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。
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。
We saw her obituary in the morning paper.
我们在晨报上看到了她的讣告。
death notice 侧重简短告知死讯；obituary 通常附带生平介绍，篇幅更长。
obit 用于非正式或报刊标题等场合；正式语篇宜用 obituary。
necrology 较正式、少见，常指某段时间内死亡者的记录；日常表达死亡讣告用 obituary。
grammar · medium
易错句子She wrote obituary for the famous actor.
正确表达She wrote an obituary for the famous actor.
obituary 是可数名词，表示“一篇讣告”，单数形式前需要加冠词；an 用于读音以元音开头的词，所以应说 an obituary。
grammar · medium
易错句子He delivered an obituary at his father's funeral.
正确表达He delivered a eulogy at his father's funeral.
obituary 指报纸或网络上发布的死亡通告，不是葬礼上发表的悼词；葬礼上的发言或悼词应使用 eulogy。
讣告是刊登或发布的死亡通知，而 eulogy 是在葬礼上赞颂死者的致辞，二者都与死亡有关但文体和场合不同。
讣告是告知公众某人去世的短文，epitaph 则是刻在墓碑上的纪念文字，媒介和目的不一样。
讣告是死亡消息的正式通知，memorial 指为纪念死者而建的实物或举行的活动，不直接用于报丧。
写讣告
She wrote an obituary for her former professor.
她为以前的教授写了一篇讣告。
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。
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。
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。
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。
前缀 ob-（朝向）+ 词根 it（走）+ 后缀 -uary（名词后缀）；原义“走向（死亡）”。同前缀词：object、obstacle；同根词：exit；同后缀词：mortuary、actuary。
与讣告同属死亡相关话题，常指为逝者举行的仪式。
纪念逝者的方式或场所，常见于讣告语境中。
在葬礼上赞美逝者的致辞，与讣告内容有联系。
表达敬意或哀悼的行为或言辞，与讣告主题相关。
对逝者的记忆或纪念，是讣告传达的情感核心。
为（某人/某事物）写讣告；比喻宣告（某人/某事物）的终结或失败
When the new streaming service launched, some journalists were quick to write the obituary of traditional cinema.
新的流媒体服务上线后，一些记者马上就开始宣判传统电影院的死期。
过早的讣告；比喻过早宣告某人或某事的终结
The record store's premature obituary turned out to be wrong; it's still thriving.
那家唱片店被过早地宣告死亡，结果证明是错的；它现在仍然很红火。
读到自己的讣告；比喻在还活着时就听到自己失败或完结的消息
After the scandal, the politician joked that he had read his own obituary in the press.
丑闻之后，这位政客开玩笑说，他已经在媒体上读到自己的讣告了。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.