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单词 predecease
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Definition of predecease in English:

predecease

verb ˌpriːdɪˈsiːsˌpridəˈsis
[with object]formal
  • Die before (another person, typically a relative)

    死于(某人,尤指亲属)之前

    his second wife predeceased him

    他的后妻比他早去世。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The two men ended up in a bitter dispute, and Henry the Young King predeceased his father.
    • Few people apart from experts in the field have any inkling that Nietzsche predeceased his sister by some 35 years.
    • They had a family of five daughters and one son John, the latter who sadly predeceased his father.
    • Dad was predeceased by his beloved wife Tena, six brothers and four sisters.
    • In 1376 he predeceased his father, leaving his young son Richard as heir to the throne.
noun ˌpriːdɪˈsiːs
formal
  • A death preceding that of another person.

    先死,早死

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It reads, ‘Private: for the hands of G.J. Utterson ALONE, and in case of his predecease to be destroyed unread.’

Definition of predecease in US English:

predecease

verbˌpridəˈsisˌprēdəˈsēs
[with object]formal
  • Die before (another person, typically someone related by blood or marriage)

    死于(某人,尤指亲属)之前

    his second wife predeceased him

    他的后妻比他早去世。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They had a family of five daughters and one son John, the latter who sadly predeceased his father.
    • The two men ended up in a bitter dispute, and Henry the Young King predeceased his father.
    • Few people apart from experts in the field have any inkling that Nietzsche predeceased his sister by some 35 years.
    • Dad was predeceased by his beloved wife Tena, six brothers and four sisters.
    • In 1376 he predeceased his father, leaving his young son Richard as heir to the throne.
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