中文翻译与英英解释 | 〔拉丁语〕 对于死者唯有称美。
| | | de: de2 〔法语〕 ＝ of from. de haut ... | | nil: n. 无，零。 three goals to nil 【 ... | | nisi: adj. 【法律】非最后的，非绝对的。 decree [ ... | |
| The Latin phrase De mortuis nihil nisi bonum (“Of the dead, nothing unless good”), also De mortuis nil nisi bene [dicendum] (“Of the dead, nothing [spoken] unless good”) indicates that it is socially inappropriate to speak ill of the dead. As a mortuary aphorism, De mortuis. |
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