The deceased man's belongings were carefully preserved by his family.

deceased 是动词 decease 的过去分词形式，decease 来自拉丁语 decedere（离开、去世），在英语中作为正式用语表示"死亡"。deceased 在这里作形容词用，意思是"已故的、去世的"。 在正式文件和新闻报道中，deceased 常用来代替 dead 这个词，显得更加庄重和尊重。