corpse
corpse
noun
noun
- a dead body, especially of a human being rather than an animal
死尸；（尤指人的）尸体
- [no obj.](theatrical slang)spoil a piece of acting by forgetting one's lines or laughing uncontrollably
(舞台俚语)（因忘记台词或控制不住地笑而）演砸
■[with obj.]cause (an actor) to do this
使（演员）演砸
- Middle English (denoting the living body of a person or animal): alteration of corse by association with Latin corpus, a change which also took place in French (Old French cors becoming corps). The p was originally silent, as in French; the final e was rare before the 19th cent., but now distinguishes corpse from corps
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