pass away (on) 動詞 v. 過世
Sadly, your mother passed away yesterday after a short illness.. 真難過,你媽媽昨天因一場急病去世了;passing 名詞 n. I'm sorry to hear of his passing. 我很遺憾聽到他去世的消息。
bereave 動詞 v. 使喪失(近親等)+of;
bereaved/bereft 形容詞 adj. 喪失親人的 The accident bereaved her of her son. 那次事故使她痛失兒子。
lose one’s life 片語 ph. 一般指意外死亡 How did he lose his life? 他是怎麼死的?
depart 動詞 v. 靈魂離開去另一個世界 She finally departed from us 她最終和我們永別了
decease 動詞 v. 亡故;deceased 名詞 n. 亡故者;形容詞 adj. 已故的 the recently deceased Member of Parliament 最近去世的議員
expire 動詞 v.【文】呼出最後一口氣,按指死亡;The patient expired early this morning. 這位病人今晨去世了
perish動詞 v. 尤指因意外或遇害的死亡;Many people perished in the earthquake. 很多人死於那次地震。
late 形容詞 adj. 已故的、去世不久的;She was an admirer of the late president. 她是已故總統的崇拜者。
go to meet one's Maker 片語 ph. 去見造物主了
表達死亡的委婉英文俗語
His time has come. 他的時候到了
He closed his day. 他打烊了
He has joined the angels. 他加入了天使行列
He turned up his toes. 他抬起腳趾 (類似兩腳一伸的意思)
He has climbed the golden staircase. 他已經爬上了金色的樓梯 (上天堂了)
He is sleeping the final sleep. 他正在睡最後一覺
He is resting in peace. 他正在安息
He has breathed his last. 他已經咽了最後一口氣
He answered the last number. 他回答了最後一個號碼 (他再也不會回應了)
His number is up. 他快完蛋了 (源於一戰期間軍隊用語表示陣亡了,現在多用來表達某人完蛋了,類似氣數已盡,泛指大難臨頭)