【根】mort＝death（死）

mortician
someone whose job is to arrange funerals and prepare bodies to be buried
British Equivalent: undertaker
n. [美]承辦殯葬者; 殯儀業(yè)者

mortuary
A place, especially a funeral home, where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation.
Of or relating to burial practices.
Relating to or characteristic of death.
n.
1. 停尸房; (醫(yī)院的)太平間
2. 殯儀館
adj.屬于或有關(guān)埋葬死人的; 死亡的

mortify 使某人想去死 → 使受辱，使傷害
To cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride; humiliate.
To discipline (one's body and physical appetites) by self-denial or self-inflicted privation.
To practice ascetic discipline or self-denial of the body and its appetites.
Pathology. To undergo mortification; become gangrenous or necrosed.
vt.
1. 使感到羞辱; 使蒙受屈辱
2. 抑制(情欲等)
3. 使悔恨; 傷害(感情)
vi.
1. 【醫(yī)】患脫疽
2. 【植】生枯斑, 壞死

例句：
The teacher was mortified by his own inability to answer such a simple question.
老師因自己回答不出如此簡(jiǎn)單的問題而感到羞愧。

mortification
A feeling of shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.
Discipline of the body and the appetites by self-denial or self-inflicted privation.
Pathology. Death or decay of one part of a living body; gangrene or necrosis.
n.
1. 【醫(yī)】脫疽, 壞疽
2. 【宗】禁欲, 苦行, 節(jié)食
3. 恥辱; 悔恨
4. 【植】枯斑, 壞死

例句：
To my mortification, my manuscript was rejected.
使我感到失面子的是:我的稿件被退了回來。

趣味單詞

【根】acr＝sour（酸的），sharp（銳利的）

acrimonious 俺可以罵你死 ，夠刻薄吧
Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous: an acrimonious debate between the two candidates.
adj.
1. 辛辣的; 尖刻的; 惡毒的; 劇烈的
2. 厲害的

例句：
His tendency to utter acrimonious remarks alienated his audience.
他發(fā)表尖刻言論的傾向使得他的聽眾疏遠(yuǎn)了他。

acrimony
Bitter, sharp animosity, especially as exhibited in speech or behavior.
n.(態(tài)度、語(yǔ)言等的)毒辣, 激烈, 刻毒

acrid
Unpleasantly sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell. See Synonyms at bitter.
Caustic in language or tone.
adj.
1. 辛辣的; 苦的; 尖刻的; 刺激的; 具有腐蝕性的; 苛性的
2. 刻毒的; 潑辣的

例句：
There is an acrid tone to your remarks.
你說這些話的口氣帶有譏刺意味。