death-like
UKˈdeθlaɪkUSˈdeθlaɪk
Meaning
1adj.
死一般的；像死一样的
Usage
The room was filled with a death-like silence after the news was announced.
消息宣布后，房间里陷入了一片死寂。
His face was pale and had a death-like quality that worried everyone.
他脸色苍白，带着一种死一般的气质，这让大家都很担心。
The witch's curse left the prince in a death-like sleep for a hundred years.
女巫的诅咒让王子陷入了一种死一般的沉睡，持续了一百年。
Etymology
该词是英语中一个直观的复合词，由两个古英语词根直接组合而成。death 承载了核心概念“死亡”，而 like 则赋予了“具有某种特征或相似性”的含义。两者结合，字面意思即为“具有死亡特征的”或“像死亡的”，生动地描绘出一种了无生气、冰冷或令人联想到死亡的状态。其词义演变逻辑清晰，直接从其构成语素衍生出现代含义。