de·mise /dɪˈmaɪz/ ●○○ noun [uncountableU] 1 formalEND the end of something that used to exist 〔曾经存在的事物的〕终止,结束,消亡demise of the imminent demise (=happening soon) of the local newspaper 地方报纸的即将停刊
2 MX formal or law death 死亡 the mystery surrounding Elena’s untimely demise (=when death happens sooner than is normal or expected) 埃琳娜猝然早逝之谜
—demise verb [intransitiveI]