demise

英 [dɪ'maɪz] 美[dɪ'maɪz]
  • n. 死亡,终止;转让;传位
  • vt. 遗赠;禅让

GRE中低频词扩展词汇

助记提示


demise “地埋尸”→死亡
2. dismiss => demise.
3. Demise:底埋之。埋在地底----死亡;低卖之,折价卖出----财产转让。

中文词源


demise 死亡

de-, 向下,离开。-mis, 送出,词源同mission. 委婉语。

英英释意


1. the time when something ends;
"it was the death of all his plans"
"a dying of old hopes"

英文词源


demise
demise: see dismiss
demise (n.)
mid-15c., from Middle French demise, fem. past participle of démettre "dismiss, put away," from des- "away" (from Latin dis-) + Middle French mettre "put," from Latin mittere "let go, send" (see mission). Originally "transfer of estate by will," meaning extended 1754 to "death" because that's when this happens.

考试真题


Seven months and one election day later, a new conservative city council suspended enforcement of the clean air zone, a first step toward its possible demise.

2020年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

实用场景例句


his imminent/sudden/sad demise
他死到临头;他的猝死;他悲惨的死亡

牛津词典

...the demise of the reform movement...
改革运动的消亡

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Smoking, rather than genetics, was the cause of his early demise.
导致他英年早逝的原因是吸烟而非遗传。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I am pretty sure it will be a major factor in their demise.
我敢断定这将是导致他们灭亡的一个主要因素.

期刊摘选

He studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony.
他研究了那块殖民地的建立和有人定居以及转让.

期刊摘选

Today, Monroe remains an enduring icon, even over 50 years after her untimely demise.
今天, 梦露仍然是人们心中的偶像, 即使在她死不逢时的50年之后.

期刊摘选

Poor piggies. So friendly and yet unaware of their imminent demise.
可怜的猪仔啊,它们看起来那么友善,不知死之将至.

期刊摘选

Today the demise of the worm and crippling disease it causes may be in sight.
如今,我们已经可以预见到这种蠕虫的灭亡以及这种蠕虫引起的慢性疾病的消失.

期刊摘选

The Union built fortifications, gathered up troops, and planned Hood's demise.
联邦军队已经在那里建好防御工事, 并且集结军队, 准备一举击溃虎德的军队.

期刊摘选

The demise of the old man's property caused much dispute upon his death.
老人死时,财产的让渡问题引起许多争执.

期刊摘选

You see the demise of the bicycle in China and the rise of the motor vehicle.
你可以看到在中国自行车在消失而机动车辆增加.

期刊摘选

The film follows a $ 20 bill from its ATM birth to its eventual demise.
本片讲述了一张面值20的美元,从自动付银机诞生到它最后归属的故事.

期刊摘选

Would you live your life any differently knowing the exact moment of earth's demise?
请问你住你的生活有任何不同的确切时刻知道地球的消亡?

期刊摘选

News on her demise & funeral , media article, columnists, memorial magazines & etc.
一切关于逝世新闻, 文章, 评论, 纪念杂志,活动等等.

期刊摘选

I can't decide whether you represent our future or our demise.
真不知道你该代表女人的未来还是灭亡?

电影对白

In my opinion, the common knowledge of rationality assumed by game theorists faces a similar demise.
依我的看法, 博弈论工作者假定的理性是常识也面临同样的消亡.

期刊摘选

ROS kill the tumor cell , and cell apoptosis is the main means of cell demise.
在光动力疗法中, 细胞凋亡是细胞死亡的一种重要的形式.

期刊摘选

He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise.
他赞扬协会的目标,但预期这一协会很快会消亡.

《简明英汉词典》

The war brought about the industry's sudden demise.
战争道致这个行业就这么突然垮了.

《简明英汉词典》

As the AIG case demonstrates, the demise of even the biggest firms can come swiftly.
正如AIG个案所显示的, 即便是规模最大的公司,也可能迅速崩溃.

期刊摘选

This loss led to the demise of the business.
这一损失导致了公司的倒闭.

期刊摘选

Paleontologists know plenty about the demise of the dinosaurs.
古生物学家对有关恐龙灭绝知道的很多.

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Upon the demise of the dictator, a Bitter dispute aBout succession to power developed.
独裁者一死, 一场关于权力继承的激烈争吵便展开了.

期刊摘选

Fujian killed himself, marking the demise of his state.
两年后,吴国首都再次陷落,夫差自杀, 吴国就这样灭亡了.

期刊摘选

Why are we wringing about the demise of paper the economic gating factor for ideas?
我们为什么要为纸的消逝而紧张,把它当做扼制思想的经济因素?

期刊摘选

The demise of the old rules means they are not fit for the new situation.
旧有规章的停止使用意味着它已经不适应于新的形式.

期刊摘选

September 15 may stand as the date of its demise.
而9月15日就可以算作它断命的日子.

辞典例句

Or does it commence mankind's demise in the most foolish audacity?
或者,是不是以一种最愚蠢的胆大妄为的方式开启了人类灭亡的结局?

期刊摘选

Smoking, rather than genetics, was the cause of his early demise.
导致他英年早逝的原因是吸烟而非遗传。

辞典例句

His demise is as shrouded in mystery as ever.
他的死亡一直笼罩着神秘色彩。

柯林斯例句