"coroner" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 验尸官

Definition

Coroner 是负责调查某些死亡案件的公职人员，尤其是突然发生、暴力或原因不明的死亡。在一些地区，coroner 也会正式裁定死因。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个词主要用于法律、医疗和新闻语境。不同国家或地区中，'coroner' 的职责并不完全一样，也不一定等同于 'medical examiner'。常见搭配有 'the coroner's report'、'the coroner ruled that...' 和 'called in the coroner'。

Examples

The coroner examined the body.

**验尸官**检查了尸体。

The police called the coroner after the accident.

事故发生后，警方叫来了**验尸官**。

The coroner said the death was not suspicious.

**验尸官**说这起死亡没有可疑之处。

We're still waiting for the coroner's report, so nobody wants to guess what happened yet.

我们还在等**验尸官**的报告，所以现在没人想猜到底发生了什么。

The coroner ruled that it was an accidental death.

**验尸官**裁定这是一起意外死亡。

Once the coroner gets involved, the case usually becomes a lot more formal.

一旦**验尸官**介入，这个案件通常就会变得正式得多。