Departed is a gentle, careful way to say that someone is dead. People reach for it when the hard word dead feels too sharp for the room — in a funeral speech, an obituary, a polite mention of someone who has died.

Departed已故的 is a gentle, careful way to say that someone is dead是一種委婉、小心的說法，用來說某人過世了。People有人 reach for it會選用這個字 when the hard word dead feels too sharp for the room當直接說 dead（死了）在那個場合顯得太刺耳的時候 — in a funeral speech, an obituary, a polite mention of someone who has died像喪禮致詞、訃聞，或客氣地提到過世的人

You might hear 'her dear departed husband' or 'the departed' meaning those who have died. It feels formal and a little old-fashioned; with family, many people now say passed away, or simply died.

You你 might hear 'her dear departed husband' or 'the departed'可能會聽到「her dear departed husband（她已故的親愛丈夫）」或「the departed（已故者）」 meaning those who have died指那些過世的人。It它 feels formal and a little old-fashioned感覺正式又有點老派; with family在家人之間, many people now say passed away, or simply died現在很多人會說 passed away，或直接說 died

You are not making a joke, and you are not being cold; you are stepping around the blunt word on purpose.

You你 are not making a joke不是在開玩笑, and you are not being cold也不是冷漠; you are stepping around the blunt word on purpose你是故意繞過那個直白的字

Though actually departed is also the ordinary past of depart, 'left a place' — 'the train departed at six.' That 'left' picture is where the funeral meaning grew: the person has gone. This entry is the 'has died' sense, not the train-station one.

Though actually不過其實 departed departed 也 is also the ordinary past of depart, 'left a place'動詞 depart（離開某地）的普通過去式 — 'the train departed at six.'像「the train departed at six（火車六點發車）」。That 'left' picture那個「離開」的畫面 is where the funeral meaning grew就是喪禮意思的由來: the person has gone意思是這個人已經走了。This entry這個詞條 is the 'has died' sense是「過世」這個意思, not the train-station one不是火車站那個意思