departed
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++de·part·ed /dɪˈpɑːtɪd $ -ɑːr-/ adjective [only before noun] MXDIEdead – used in order to avoid saying the word ‘dead’ 已故的，去世的〔“死”的委婉语〕 his dear departed wife 他已故的爱妻
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departed• Taking the worry out of caring for the departed.• It was named in honour of our departed hero.• For if that departed order can be allowed any saving graces, it was in that area that they might be found.• As the film progresses we come to appreciate Ishi's dignity and the courage of his now departed people.• Receive in tranquillity and peace, Lord, the souls of all your departed servants who have died recently.• Omagh gave a senior debut to 16-year-old Aidan Coyle, no relation to departed striker Liam.• There it is said the ghost of his departed wife pleaded with him to proceed no further.• For few of the departed will life afterwards be easy.dear departed• Phoney psychics could milk their rich clients for years, charging fancy prices for rap sessions with the dear departed.• When you care about a dear departed show, a highly promoted new episode offers a kind of false hope.de·part·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable
avoid Corpus to dead order the saying in word – ‘dead’ used
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departed
de‧part‧ed /dɪˈpɑːtəd, dɪˈpɑːtɪd $ -ɑːr-/
adjective [only before noun]
dead – used in order to avoid saying the word ‘dead’:
his dear departed wife
▪ dead no longer alive: the bodies of three dead soldiers | Is her father dead?
▪lifeless literary dead or seeming to be dead: their lifeless bodies
▪late [only before noun] formal dead – use this as a polite way of talking about someone who has died, especially recently: Mrs Lombard’s late husband | a gold Cartier bracelet that once belonged to the late American artist Andy Warhol
▪deceased formal dead: Her parents, now deceased, disapproved of her marriage. | her deceased husband | They were friends of the deceased (=the person who died).
▪departed [only before noun] dead – used in order to be polite and avoid saying the word ‘dead’: They paid their respects to their departed uncle. | his dear departed wife
▪gone [not before noun] informal dead – used especially when someone was alive not long before: ‘Is she gone?’ ‘I’m afraid so.’
de‧part‧ed /dɪˈpɑːtəd, dɪˈpɑːtɪd $ -ɑːr-/
adjective [only before noun]dead – used in order to avoid saying the word ‘dead’:
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