obituaries n. 讣告;讣闻(obituary的复数形式)
- The openings of his Obituaries were a particular delight.
他逝者文章的开头能带给读者一种特别的愉悦。 - Alice: People's obituaries are written while they're still alive?
所有人的讣闻都是在他们活着的时候写好的? - WHEN the personal computer (PC) turned 25 last year, many anniversary articles read like obituaries.
去年,也是个人电脑(PC)诞生25周年之际,许多周年纪念文章读起来却像讣告。
obituary \o*bit"u*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Obituaries}. [Cf. F.
obituaire. See {Obit}.]
1. That which pertains to, or is called forth by, the obit or
death of a person; esp., an account of a deceased person.
2. Especially: A notice of the death of a person, published
in a newspaper or other periodical, accompanied by a
biographical sketch which may be brief ro extended; as,
the funeral director arranged placed an obituary in the
local papaer.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
3. pl. The section of a newspaper in which obituaries[2] are
printed; as, I saw the notice of his death in the
obituaries.
[PJC]
4. (R. C. Ch.) A list of the dead, or a register of
anniversary days when service is performed for the dead.