post mortem
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 借自 ←拉丁语 post “afterwards”
原始词根
原始印欧语 *mer-
词源说明
From Latin post (“afterwards”) + mortem, from mors (“death”).
释义（英文）
副词 Adverb
- Occurring after death.
名词 Noun
- An investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death.
- (figuratively, management) Any investigation after the conclusion of an activity, particularly when said activity produces an unwanted outcome.
- (UK, university slang, obsolete) At Cambridge, a second examination for those who were "plucked" or failed in the first.