departed
/dɪˈpɑːtɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈpɑːrtɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈpär-təd dē-/ (ame, mw) · /dɪˈpɑː.tɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈpɑːr.t̬ɪd/ (ame, ipa)
departed — 形容詞
- departedpositive
- more departedcomparative
- most departedsuperlative
1. used in polite or formal language for someone who is no longer alive
已故的
委婉正式地指已過世的人
used in polite or formal language for someone who is no longer alive
Nadia still keeps her departed mother's recipe book by the stove.
Nadia 仍把已故母親的食譜本放在爐邊。
departed + family member
The priest prayed for the departed villagers after the winter storm.
牧師在冬季風暴後為已故村民祈禱。
respectful memorial wording
Walid spoke softly about his departed teacher during the school memorial.
Walid 在學校追思會上輕聲談起已故老師。
A framed photo of the departed captain hung in the town hall.
一張已故船長的裱框照片掛在鎮公所裡。
The article honored the departed actor without using blunt language.
那篇文章紀念已故演員時沒有用生硬直白的說法。
文法句型
departed + family member or role
用法筆記
This sense is mostly used in memorial, obituary, or respectful family contexts, and it usually comes before a noun. In everyday speech, people more often say 'dead' or use a phrase such as 'late'.
常見錯誤
2. belonging to an earlier time that has ended and is no longer part of the present
昔日的
屬於已結束的舊時代
belonging to an earlier time that has ended and is no longer part of the present
The museum recreated the manners of a departed age for visitors.
博物館為訪客重現了昔日時代的禮儀。
departed age = past era
Mathieu missed the quiet rhythm of the town's departed railway days.
Mathieu 很想念小鎮昔日鐵道歲月的安靜節奏。
The old theater still showed traces of its departed grandeur.
那座老劇院仍看得出昔日的風華。
Saira wrote about the customs of a departed empire in class.
Saira 在課堂上寫到了昔日帝國的習俗。
The song carried listeners back to a departed summer by the lake.
那首歌把聽眾帶回湖邊的昔日夏天。
文法句型
departed + age/day/glory
用法筆記
This sense is literary and usually describes a time, condition, or atmosphere that has passed away. It is more common in reflective writing than in everyday conversation.
departed — 名詞
1. those who are no longer alive, especially when spoken of as a group in a serious
逝者
莊重地指已過世的人
those who are no longer alive, especially when spoken of as a group in a serious or respectful way
At dusk, the family lit candles to remember the departed.
黃昏時，一家人點起蠟燭追念逝者。
the departed as a respectful group noun
The poem asks the living to speak kindly of the departed.
這首詩要活著的人溫和地談起逝者。
the living / the departed contrast
Villagers left flowers beside the wall for the departed.
村民把花放在牆邊獻給逝者。
During the service, Kemi read a prayer for the departed.
典禮中，Kemi 讀了一段為逝者而寫的祈禱文。
Old photos helped Nora tell the children about the departed.
老照片幫助 Nora 向孩子們講述逝者的往事。
- the dead
plainer and broader, with less respectful tone
- the deceased
more official and more common in legal or medical contexts
- the living
people who are still alive
文法句型
remember the departed
pray for the departed
用法筆記
This noun usually appears as 'the departed' and often refers to dead people as a group in memorial, religious, or literary settings. For one specific person in official writing, 'the deceased' is more common.