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predeceases

/ˌpriːdɪˈsiːzɪz/

Meanings
noun

先卒，早逝

The death of one person or thing before another.

Examples :

"The will stipulated that if the wife's predeceases occurred, the inheritance would go to their children. "
遗嘱规定，如果妻子先于丈夫去世，遗产将归子女所有。
family person time

Related Words

Illustration husbands

husbands noun

/ˈhʌzbəndz/

丈夫们，先生们

"In the village, the husbands worked together to repair the community well. "

村里的一家之主们/男人们齐心协力地修复了公共水井。

Illustration death

death noun

/diːθ/

死亡，逝世。

"The death of my grandmother saddened the whole family."

奶奶的去世让全家人都感到很悲伤。

Illustration inheritance

inheritance noun

/ɪnˈhɛɹətəns/

遗产继承，继承权.

"Upon her grandfather's death, she received a house as inheritance. "

爷爷去世后，她继承了一栋房子作为遗产。

Illustration sooner

sooner adjective

/ˈsuːnə/ /ˈsunɚ/

更快，较早。

"I need the soonest date you have available."

我需要你最早能提供的日期。

Illustration usually

usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

通常，一般。

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

除了每年一两天之外，他通常都走路去上班。

Illustration person

person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

人， 人物， 个体。

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

每个人在身心方面都是独一无二的。

Illustration children

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

孩子，儿童，子女

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

对他手下留情吧：他不过是个孩子。

Illustration occurred

occurred verb

/əˈkɜːd/ /əˈkɝd/

发生， 产生。

"The liftoff will occur in exactly twelve seconds."

发射将在精确的十二秒后发生。

Illustration predecease

predecease noun

/ˌpɹiːdəˈsiːs/

先逝，早逝。

"You're right, "predecease" is a VERB, not a noun. My apologies! Here's a sentence that uses it correctly: "It is always heartbreaking when a child predeceases their parents." "

孩子比父母先去世，总是令人心碎。

Illustration stipulated

stipulated verb

/ˈstɪpjuˌleɪtəd/

规定，约定。

"The lease stipulated that tenants were responsible for maintaining the lawn. "

租约规定，租户负责维护草坪。

Illustration before

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

以前，事先

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

晚饭前，我做完了作业。

Illustration another

another pronoun

/æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/

另一个，又一个。

"There is one sterling and here is another"

这里有一个英镑，这里是另一个。