cadaver

/kəˈdævə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /kəˈdævər/ (ame, ipa) · /kə-ˈda-vər/ (ame, mw)

cadaver — 名詞

  • cadaversingular
  • cadaversplural

1. the body of a person after death, especially when it is being studied or examine

1.名詞C2
釋義

屍體；遺體

人的死後身體，多用於醫學或鑑識

the body of a person after death, especially when it is being studied or examined by doctors or investigators

例句

Two medical students carefully turned the cadaver to examine its back.

兩名醫學生小心地翻動屍體，檢查背部。

examine a cadaver in medical study

A tag on the cadaver showed the date it had arrived at the lab.

屍體上的標籤顯示它是哪一天送到實驗室的。

cadaver in a lab setting

同義詞
  • corpse

    more common in crime reports and less tied to medical study

  • body

    a broader and more neutral everyday word

  • remains

    more respectful or official, often used after death or burial contexts

文法句型

examine a cadaver

find a cadaver

uncover a cadaver

用法筆記

Common in formal medical, teaching, and legal contexts. In everyday conversation, people usually say body, while corpse is often used in crime or news reporting.

常見錯誤

❌The vet studied the cadaver of the injured horse.
✅The vet studied the horse's body.
💡Cadaver usually refers to a human body, especially in medical or legal settings.