Defunct
[dɪ'fʌŋ(k)t] or [dɪ'fʌŋkt]
解释:
(adj.) having ceased to exist or live; 'the will of a defunct aunt'; 'a defunct Indian tribe' .
(adj.) no longer in force or use; inactive; 'a defunct law'; 'a defunct organization' .
手打:米米--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased.
(n.) A dead person; one deceased.
安娜贝尔整理
同义词及近义词:
a. Dead, deceased, departed, gone.
校对:莱斯利
解释:
adj. having finished the course of life dead.—n. a dead person.—n. Defunc′tion (Shak.) death.—adj. Defunc′tive (Shak.) pertaining to the dead.
编辑:凯利
例句:
- Wilson's raid resulted in the capture of the fugitive president of the defunct confederacy before he got out of the country. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- Her friendship with that defunct British statesman was mentioned when we first introduced her in this history. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- She had the ransacking of the wardrobes of the two defunct ladies, and cut and hacked their posthumous finery so as to suit her own tastes and figure. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
编辑:凯利