A corpse is a dead person’s body. We use it for people, not usually for animals (an animal’s dead body is more often a carcass).

A corpse is a dead person's body corpse 是死者的遺體. We use it for people我們用它指人, not usually for animals通常不用在動物身上（an animal's dead body is more often a carcass動物的屍體比較常叫 carcass）

You see it in news about accidents and crime, in hospitals, and in crime stories. It is a plain, serious word — not a joke, and not a soft word either. Some people say “the body” when they want to sound a little less hard; corpse does not hide what it is.

You see it in news about accidents and crime你會在意外和犯罪的新聞裡看到它, in hospitals在醫院裡, and in crime stories還有在犯罪故事裡. It is a plain, serious word這是個平實、嚴肅的字 — not a joke不是玩笑話, and not a soft word either也不是委婉的字. Some people say "the body"有些人會說「the body」 when they want to sound a little less hard想讓語氣柔和一點的時候; corpse does not hide what it is corpse 這個字不會掩飾事實

Though actually, actors have a strange extra use. In the theatre, to corpse is to break — to start laughing when you are supposed to stay in the scene, even a death scene. It comes from the picture of lying there like a dead body and then failing to stay still. That verb is slang among actors; it is not how you talk about a real dead person.

Though actually不過, actors have a strange extra use演員之間有個奇怪的額外用法. In the theatre在劇場裡, to corpse is to break to corpse 就是「破功」 — to start laughing when you are supposed to stay in the scene在應該入戲的時候突然笑場, even a death scene就算是死亡場景也一樣. It comes from the picture of lying there like a dead body這個說法的畫面來自躺在那裡像具屍體 and then failing to stay still結果卻忍不住動了起來. That verb is slang among actors這個動詞是演員之間的行話; it is not how you talk about a real dead person不是用來講真正過世的人的說法