Fans of Modern Family have been chomping at the bit and guessing which major character from the long-running ABC comedy will die after series co-creator Christopher Lloyd teased a significant death in September.
《摩登家庭》的联合创始人克里斯托弗·洛伊德在九月份开玩笑地透露了一个重大的死亡事件后，《摩登家庭》的粉丝们一直在迫不及待地猜测在这部美国广播公司的长期喜剧中，哪个主要角色会死去。
Now, the guessing game finally came to an end as it was revealed that Jay's ex-wife DeDe died.
现在，这场猜谜游戏终于结束了，因为剧组已经透露是Jay的前妻DeDe去世了。
The death happened off-screen and she died peacefully in her sleep while on a trip with her women’s group.
死亡发生在银幕之外，她在与小姐妹的一次旅行中，在睡梦中平静地死去。
Lloyd mentioned in September that Dede's death “will be a moving event — and an event that has repercussions across several episodes.”
劳伊德在9月曾提到，DeDe的死“将是一个感人的事件——并且会对之后的几集剧集产生影响”。

DeDe made her inaugural Modern Family appearance during season one and recurred six times throughout the show's run.
DeDe首次出现是在第一季的《摩登家庭》中，并在该剧中总共出现了六次。
She last appeared in the season 9.
她最后一次出现是在第九季中。
The five-time Emmy-winning comedy is currently in its 10th season and is eyeing an 11th.
这部曾五次获得艾美奖的喜剧目前已经进入第十季，并且已经瞄准了第十一季。