英文中如何委婉说“死亡”？
<p>5月25日凌晨，105岁高龄的著名作家、杨绛(资料图)</p><p>今天我们就来讨论下，英文中如何委婉地表述“死亡”。</p><p>我们中国人通常都很忌讳说“死”这个字，不同时期对“死”也有不同的说法。古代按照等级的划分有“天子死曰崩，诸侯死曰薨，大夫死曰卒，士曰不禄，庶人曰死”的说法，现在我们会说一个人“离开了我们”，“去世了”、“走了”等。</p><p>英语中除了用<span word="die">die</span>这个比较直接的说法表示“死”以外，其实也有不少委婉的表达方式，比如<span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="away">away</span>、<span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="on">on</span>、<span word="depart">depart</span>、<span word="expire">expire</span>、<span word="perish">perish</span>等，这里的<span word="perish">perish</span>多指非正常死亡，比如<span word="perish">perish</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="battle">battle</span>(在战争中死亡)。</p><p>1. <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="away">away</span></p><p><span word="Sadly">Sadly</span>, <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="uncle">uncle</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="illness">illness</span>.</p><p>真伤心，乔治亚的叔叔昨天得了一场急病去世了。</p><p>2. <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="on">on</span></p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="dear">dear</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p>很遗憾听到你妈妈刚刚去世的消息。</p><p><span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="away">away</span> 和 <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="on">on</span> 都是暗指过世。</p><p>3. <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="life">life</span></p><p>一般指由于意外事故、战争等不可抗力而造成的死亡，为意外死亡。</p><p><span word="How">How</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>?</p><p>他是怎么死的？</p><p>4. <span word="depart">depart</span></p><p><span word="depart">depart</span> 也是死亡的委婉说法，意思是灵魂离开了肉体的存在去往另一个世界了。</p>
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