词汇精选：decease的用法和辨析
一、详细释义：
n.
死亡
例句：
The room gave an impression of decease.
这房间给人一种死亡的印象。
例句：
Love is stronger than decease.
爱的力量大于死亡。
v.
死，死亡 [I]
例句：
The old man deceased without leaving an heir.
这个老人死后无嗣。
例句：
Since her mother deceased she was very lonely.
妈妈死后她很寂寞。
二、词义辨析：
die,decease,expire,perish,pass away
这些动词或短语动词均有“死”或“死亡”之意。die最普通用词，指某人或某物失去生命而永远不存在。decease正式用词，多指法律上的用语。expire委婉用词。从本义“从肺部吐出气来”引申为吐出最后一口气，断气而死。perish书面用词，多指夭折或不幸暴亡。pass away是die的委婉用语。
三、参考例句：
His decease made us very sad.
他的去世使我们非常悲伤。
Do you think store cinerary urns in private house are more respect to the decease?
请问你同意存放骨灰在居所内是更专重死者的做法吗？
