| 正面 | 6981.demise 英 [dɪ'maɪz]美 [dɪ'maɪz]     |
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| 背面 |     释义： demise “地埋尸”→死亡2. dismiss => demise.3. Demise：底埋之。埋在地底----死亡；低卖之，折价卖出----财产转让。n. 死亡，终止；转让；传位vt. 遗赠；禅让 例句： 1. His demise is as shrouded in mystery as ever.他的死亡一直笼罩着神秘色彩。 demise 死亡de-, 向下，离开。-mis, 送出，词源同mission. 委婉语。 demisedemise: see dismissdemise (n.)mid-15c., from Middle French demise, fem. past participle of démettre "dismiss, put away," from des- "away" (from Latin dis-) + Middle French mettre "put," from Latin mittere "let go, send" (see mission). Originally "transfer of estate by will," meaning extended 1754 to "death" because that's when this happens." |