post-mortem
n
1 medical examination made after death in order to find the cause of death; autopsy 验尸; 尸体剖检
A post-mortem showed that the victim had been poisoned. 尸体检验表明受害者是被毒死的.
The doctor carried out a post-mortem on the body. 那医生对尸体进行了剖验.
2 (infml 口) discussion or review of an event after it has happened 事後的分析或反思
a post-mortem on the election defeat 对选举失败的事後剖析. post-mortem, adj
(a) made or occurring after death 死後进行的; 死後发生的
a post-mortem examination 尸体剖检.
(b) (infml 口) occurring after an event has happened 事後发生的
post-mortem recriminations 事後的反责.