1650s, "an eye-witnessing," from Modern Latin autopsia, from Greek autopsia "a seeing with one's own eyes," from autos- "self" (see auto-) + opsis "a sight" (see eye (n.)). Sense of "dissection of a body to determine cause of death" is first recorded 1670s, probably from the same sense in French autopsie (1570s).
双语例句
1. An autopsy was being done to establish the cause of death.
正在进行尸检以确定死亡原因。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The autopsy report gave the cause of death as poisoning.
验尸报告上显示死因为中毒。
来自柯林斯例句
3. to perform an autopsy
进行尸体剖验
来自《权威词典》
4. They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.
他们正在给受害者验尸.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. An autopsy eventually ascribed the baby's death to sudden infant death syndrome.
