deathbed
意味
- 死の床;臨終
例文
On his deathbed he asked me to continue writing to you.
彼は死ぬ間際にあなたに手紙を書き続けるように頼みました。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English dethbed, from Old English dēaþbedd (“deathbed; grave”), equivalent to death + bed. Cognate with Swedish dödsbädd (“deathbed”). Compare also Dutch sterfbed (“deathbed”), German Sterbebett and Totenbett (both “deathbed”), Danish dødsleje (“deathbed”).