post-mortem
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++post-mor·tem, postmortem /ˌpəʊstˈmɔːtəm $ ˌpoʊstˈmɔːr-/ noun [countable] 1 (also postmortem examination)MH an examination of a dead body to discover why the person died 验尸，尸体解剖 SYN autopsypost-mortem on A post-mortem on the body revealed that the victim had been strangled. 尸检表明被害人是被掐死的。do/carry out/conduct a post-mortem 进行验尸2 EXAMINE especially British English an examination of a plan or event that failed, done to discover why it failed 〔对失败的计划或事件进行的〕事后剖析，事后检讨post-mortem on a post-mortem on the company’s poor results 对公司业绩不佳进行的反思
Examples from the Corpus
post-mortem• Only a post-mortem revealed the truth.• A police pathologist carried out a post-mortem on the body.• A post-mortem revealed that the woman had died of blood poisoning.• A post-mortem will take place tomorrow at Poplar mortuary in east London.• Also last weekend, the Fabians published their general election post-mortem.• Party chairman Chris Patten, the tragic hero of the hour, arrived shortly after 11.00 for a lengthy post-mortem.• The most ludicrous post-mortem appeared last Thursday, September 18, on the editorial page of an almost-daily afternoon paper.• Here, in a room in Sandton, the Springboks were undergoing a similar post-mortem.• The verdict of that post-mortem was that Reverend Marr had been killed at about midnight on Friday.• No evidence of drugs was found in the post-mortem examination.• Owing to shortage of medical staff, the post-mortem was not carried out until the following morning.Origin post-mortem (1700-1800) Latin post mortem “after death”post-mor·tem nounChineseSyllable
Corpus dead body of to examination a discover an
post-mortem
post-mor‧tem
, post‧mor‧tem /ˌpəʊstˈmɔːtəm $ ˌpoʊstˈmɔːr-/ noun [countable]
SYN autopsy
post-mortem on
A post-mortem on the body revealed that the victim had been strangled.
do/carry out/conduct a post-mortem
2. especially British English an examination of a plan or event that failed, done to discover why it failed
post-mortem on
a post-mortem on the company’s poor results
post-mor‧tem
, post‧mor‧tem /ˌpəʊstˈmɔːtəm $ ˌpoʊstˈmɔːr-/ noun [countable] Date: 1700-1800
Language: Latin
Origin: post mortem 'after death'
1. (also postˌmortem examinˈation) an examination of a dead body to discover why the person died Language: Latin
Origin: post mortem 'after death'
SYN autopsy
post-mortem on
do/carry out/conduct a post-mortem
2. especially British English an examination of a plan or event that failed, done to discover why it failed
post-mortem on