decease(名词/动词,较正式):死亡;去世。多用于法律、官方或较庄重的语境中(比 death/die 更正式)。
/ dɪˈsiːs /
The policy ends upon the decease of the insured.
被保险人去世后,该保单终止。
Upon his decease, the estate was divided according to the will, though several relatives contested its terms in court.
他去世后,遗产按遗嘱分配,但几位亲属在法庭上对条款提出了争议。
来自古法语 deces(死亡、亡故),与拉丁语 decedere(离开、退去;引申为“去世”)有关。该词带有“离世、离开人间”的委婉意味,因此常见于正式文本。