🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

已故

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yǐ gù

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Deceased/dɪˈsiːst/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"已故者在追悼会上受到尊敬。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having died; no longer living.

    "The deceased was honored during the memorial service."
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who has died.

    "The family of the deceased gathered to share their memories."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English word 'decesen', originating from the Old French 'deceder' and further back from the Latin 'decedere' meaning 'to depart, withdraw, or die'. Over centuries, the participial form evolved specifically to denote a person who has passed away.

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