post mortem

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˌpəʊs(t)ˈmɔːtəm/    美 /ˌpoʊs(t)ˈmɔɹtəm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death.
    — Nor had the post mortem on Newson's body revealed any illness or other physical condition that might have prevented him from applying the brake, although after four days in the oven-like heat of the wreckage, the body was so badly decomposed as to make any reliable post mortem results unlikely.
  2. Any investigation after the conclusion of an activity, particularly when said activity produces an unwanted outcome. figuratively
    — Each user-visible outage or SLA violation should be followed by a postmortem and conclude with implementation of the recommendations in the postmortem report.
  3. At Cambridge, a second examination for those who were "plucked" or failed in the first. UK,obsolete
形容词 adj.
  1. After death. not-comparable
    — The hospice's standard procedure for post mortem room cleaning looks very thorough.
  2. Having been inflicted or having occurred after death. not-comparable
    — We shouldn't let these post mortem injuries distract us while looking for the cause of death.
副词 adv.
  1. Occurring after death. not-comparable
    — The injuries were found to have been caused post mortem.

词形变化

postmortem alternative post-mortem alternative postmortem alternative post-mortem alternative post mortems plural postmortem alternative post-mortem alternative

词汇关系

近义词
posthumous post obitum
反义词
antemortem anthumous predeath prehumous premortem anthumously prehumously
衍生词
inquisition post mortem post mortem auctoris pre-mortem
相关词
have the drains up post mortem auctoris
并列词
perimortem antemortem premortem

词源

词源 1
From Latin post (“afterwards”) + mortem, from mors (“death”).
词源 2
From Latin post (“afterwards”) + mortem, from mors (“death”).
词源 3
From Latin post (“afterwards”) + mortem, from mors (“death”).
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