死亡

Question 1

posthumous

Answer 1

posthumous [ˈpɑstjuməs]
(a) 死後的
(MW1) happening, done, or publishedafter someone’s death
(MW2) following or occurring after death <posthumous fame >
[源] post- (after) + hum- (bury, death) +-ous (形尾) ，“死後的”。
[例] She received a posthumous award forher life of philanthropy.
[解] 有些作家、藝術家在世時默默無名，死後聲名大噪，這就是posthumous fame。
[反] prenatal [priˈnetəl] (a) “出生之前的”，字源：pre- (before) + nat- (born) 。

Question 2

moribund

Answer 2

moribund [ˈmɔrəˌbʌnd]
(a) 瀕死的 (= dying)
(MW1) very sick: close to death
(MW2) being in the state of dying: approaching death
[源] mori- (=mort-, death) + -bund (bind) ，和死亡綁在一起是 “瀕死的”。
[例] an actor who is trying to revive (復甦) his moribund career.
[解] 從 “瀕死的” 引申為 “即將結束的”。