| 单词 | cadaver |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [kə'deivə] |
| 解释 | n. 尸体 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 尸体(a dead body; corpse) 【记】 cad(倒下=fall)+aver →倒下的人→尸体 【同】 同根词: decadent(堕落的); cadence(节奏) |
| 字源 | cadaver (n.) c.1500, from Latin cadaver "dead body (of men or animals)," probably from a perfective participle of cadere "to fall, sink, settle down, decline, perish" (see case (n.1)). Compare Greek ptoma "dead body," literally "a fall" (see ptomaine); poetic English the fallen "those who died in battle." |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 尸体(尤指有待于解剖的躯体) = corpse 【记】cad = fall倒下－倒下的人－尸体cad无赖, aver断言－无赖说的话不能算数－象死人的话一样. Cad = cab出租车, a一, ver读: 味儿: 出租车里有一股味道－谋杀完别人就可以把他扔到出租车里, 所以这是死尸味道. 【参】decadent(adj 颓废的); cadence(n 节奏) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自cadere 倒下；音：开打卧，一开始打仗就卧倒成了死人； |
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