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post-mortemBrE /ˌpəʊst ˈmɔːtəm/NAmE /ˌpoʊst ˈmɔːrtəm/ noun (also post-ˌmortem examiˈnation) a medical examination of the body of a dead person in order to find out how they died 验尸；尸体解剖 SYN autopsy ◆to do/conduct/carry out a post-mortem 进行剖尸验证◆~ on sbThe post-mortem on the child revealed that she had been poisoned. 验尸证明这孩子是被人毒死的。~ (on sth) a discussion or an examination of an event after it has happened, especially in order to find out why it failed 事后反思（或剖析）◆to hold a post-mortem on the party's election defeat 对该党竞选失败进行检讨 |