"obit" in Chinese (Traditional)
訃聞
Definition
一篇關於某人去世的簡短文章或通知,通常發表在報紙或網路上。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“Obit”是“obituary”的非正式縮寫,主要用於新聞或口語場合,常見於標題或便條,正式文體中很少用。不要和訃告或喪禮通知混淆。
Examples
The newspaper published an obit for the famous author.
報紙刊登了那位著名作家的**訃聞**。
She was sad when she read her friend's obit.
她讀到朋友的**訃聞**時感到很難過。
Did you see the obit in today's paper?
你看到今天報紙上的**訃聞**了嗎?
Everyone at the office was talking about Mr. Lee's obit this morning.
今天早上辦公室裡大家都在談論李先生的**訃聞**。
He joked that he wanted to write his own obit someday.
他開玩笑說有一天想自己寫**訃聞**。
If you ever make the front page, at least let it be for something other than an obit!
如果你登上頭條,起碼別只是因為**訃聞**!