corpse /ˈkɔrps/
屍體
corpse /ˈkɔ(ə)rps/ 名詞
屍體
Corpse n.
1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; -- sometimes contemptuously. [Obs.]
Note: ☞ Formerly written (after the French form) corps. See Corps, n., 1.
2. The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig.
He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet. --D. Webster.
Corpse candle. (a) A thick candle formerly used at a lich wake, or the customary watching with a corpse on the night before its interment. (b) A luminous appearance, resembling the flame of a candle, sometimes seen in churchyards and other damp places, superstitiously regarded as portending death.
Corpse gate, the gate of a burial place through which the dead are carried, often having a covered porch; -- called also lich gate.
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corpse
n : the dead body of a human being [syn: cadaver, stiff, clay,
remains]