詞彙精選：decease的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
例句：
The room gave an impression of decease.
這房間給人一種死亡的印象。
例句：
Love is stronger than decease.
愛的力量大於死亡。
v.
死，死亡 [I]
例句：
The old man deceased without leaving an heir.
這個老人死後無嗣。
例句：
Since her mother deceased she was very lonely.
媽媽死後她很寂寞。
二、詞義辨析：
die,decease,expire,perish,pass away
這些動詞或短語動詞均有“死”或“死亡”之意。die最普通用詞，指某人或某物失去生命而永遠不存在。decease正式用詞，多指法律上的用語。expire委婉用詞。從本義“從肺部吐出氣來”引申爲吐出最後一口氣，斷氣而死。perish書面用詞，多指夭折或不幸暴亡。pass away是die的委婉用語。
三、參考例句：
His decease made us very sad.
他的去世使我們非常悲傷。
Do you think store cinerary urns in private house are more respect to the decease?
請問你同意存放骨灰在居所內是更專重死者的做法嗎？
