departed

adjective
🔊/dɪˈpɑːtɪd/
🔊/dɪˈpɑːrtɪd/
[only before noun] (formal)
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  1. dead. People say departed to avoid saying dead去世的,已故的(委婉说法,与 dead 同义)
    • your dear departed brother你挚爱的亡兄
    Topics Life stagesc2
  2. the departed
    noun
    (plural the departed)
    the person who has died去世者;亡故者
    • According to the story, the spirit of the departed returns to inhabit his wife.根据故事,死者的精神回到了居住在他的妻子。