mortal
英 ['m??t(?)l]
美['m?rtl]
- adj. 凡人的；致死的；終有一死的；不共戴天的
- n. 人類，凡人
- n. (Mortal)人名；(法、葡)莫塔爾
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?mortals;
中文詞源
mortal 死亡的，致命的，終有一死的，凡人
來自拉丁語mors,死亡，詞源同murder,morbid.引申詞義死亡的，終有一死的，后該詞用于指凡人。比較immortal.
英英釋意
- 1. a human being;
- "there was too much for one person to do"
英文詞源
- mortal
- mortal: [14] Mortal goes back ultimately to the Indo-European base *mor-, *mr- ‘die’ (source also of English murder). From it were descended the Latin words mortuus ‘dead’ (source of English mortuary [14] and the 19th-century American coinage mortician) and mors ‘death’. The adjectival derivative of mors was mortālis, which reached English via Old French mortal, mortel. Also based on mors was the late Latin verb mortificāre ‘kill’, hence metaphorically ‘subdue desires’, from which English gets mortify [14].
=> mortgage, mortify, mortuary, murder - mortal (adj.)
- mid-14c., "deadly," also "doomed to die," from Old French mortel "destined to die; deserving of death," from Latin mortalis "subject to death, mortal, of a mortal, human," from mors (genitive mortis) "death," from PIE base *mer- "to die," with derivatives referring to death and human beings" (cognates: Sanskrit mrtih "death," martah "mortal man;" Avestan miryeite "dies," Old Persian martiya- "man;" Armenian meranim "die;" Latin mori "to die;" Lithuanian mirtis "mortal man;" Greek brotos "mortal" (hence ambrotos "immortal"); Old Church Slavonic mrutvu "dead;" Old Irish marb, Welsh marw "died;" Old English mort "murder"). The most widespread Indo-European root for "to die," forming the common word for it except in Greek and Germanic. Watkins says it is "possibly" the same as PIE *mer- "rub, pound, wear away" (see morbid).
- mortal (n.)
- "mortal thing or substance," 1520s, from mortal (adj.). Latin mortalis also was used as a noun, "a man, mortal, human being."
同義詞辨析
deadly, fatal, mortal, lethal
這些形容詞均表示"致命的"之意。
deadly： 指能致命或?qū)嶋H已致命的事物，也可指企圖致死他人的人。
fatal： 正式用詞，強(qiáng)調(diào)死亡的不可避免性，多用于指傷或疾病等。
mortal： 語氣強(qiáng)，指導(dǎo)致死亡的直接原因。
lethal： 指由于某物本身具有致命的性能。
考試真題
- On their way to creating a feminist paradise, the Swedes have unintentionally created a haven (避風(fēng)港) for normal mortals.
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實(shí)用場景例句
- We are all mortal.
- 我們都總有一死。
牛津詞典
- a mortal blow/wound
- 致命的一擊 / 傷口
牛津詞典
- to be in mortal danger
- 處于極度的危險之中
牛津詞典
- (figurative)Her reputation suffered a mortal blow as a result of the scandal.
- 這一丑聞毀了她的名聲。
牛津詞典
- mortal enemies
- 不共戴天的敵人
牛津詞典
- They were locked in mortal combat (= a fight that will only end with the death of one of them) .
- 他們陷入了一場你死我活的爭斗中。
牛津詞典
- We lived in mortal dread of him discovering our secret.
- 因?yàn)楹ε滤l(fā)現(xiàn)我們的秘密，我們終日惶恐不安。
牛津詞典
- old stories about gods and mortals
- 關(guān)于天神和凡人的古老傳說
牛津詞典
- (humorous) Such things are not for mere mortals like ourselves.
- 這種事不會落在我們這樣的凡夫俗子身上。
牛津詞典
- (humorous) She can deal with complicated numbers in her head, but we lesser mortals need calculators!
- 她可以心算復(fù)雜的數(shù)字，而我們常人就需要計算器！
牛津詞典
- A man is deliberately designed to be mortal. He grows, he ages, and he dies.
- 人注定終有一死：長大、衰老，然后消亡。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Tickets seem unobtainable to the ordinary mortal.
- 普通人好像根本買不到票。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- ...impossible needs for any mere mortal to meet.
- 但凡世人皆不可能達(dá)到的要求
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The police were defending themselves and others against mortal danger...
- 警察在保護(hù)自己和他人免遭致命危險。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Broadcasting was regarded at the time as the mortal enemy of live music-making.
- 廣播當(dāng)時被視為是現(xiàn)場音樂表演的死對頭。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- When self-esteem is high, we lose our mortal fear of jealousy.
- 自信心很強(qiáng)時，我們不再對妒忌感到極度懼怕。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Remember that you are mortal. Remember that you are but a man!
- 這兩句都差不多意思.就是說“記得你只是一個人. 記得你也會死”
期刊摘選
- Would you prefer to live a mortal life instead?
- 你是否愿意選擇有限的生命?
期刊摘選
- All things that live are mortal.
- 所有生物都會死的.
辭典例句
- Don't expect him to work any miracle; after all, he is a mere mortal.
- 別指望他能創(chuàng)造奇跡, 畢竟他也只是凡人.
期刊摘選
- I was able to exact my revenge upon my mortal enemy.
- 我得以對死敵進(jìn)行了報復(fù).
期刊摘選
- He received a mortal wound soon after the battle began.
- 戰(zhàn)爭開始后不久,他就受到了致命的重傷.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- But a mortal dream to see?
- 但是凡人的夢能看見什 麼 ?
期刊摘選
- I love the nobility, because they are also the mortal.
- 我愛王侯將相, 因?yàn)樗麄円彩欠踩?
期刊摘選