putrefaction
noun /ˌpjuːtrɪˈfækʃn/
/ˌpjuːtrɪˈfækʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- the process of decaying, especially that of a dead body
腐败；腐烂；（尸体）腐化 - The smell was awful. Putrefaction had already set in.
味道很难闻。腐败已经开始了。
词源late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin putrefactio(n-), from putrefacere ‘make rotten’, from puter, putr- ‘rotten’. - The smell was awful. Putrefaction had already set in.