单词 | vital |
释义 | vi·tal (vītl) adj. 1. a. Of, relating to, or characteristic of life: vital strength. See Synonyms at living. b. Necessary to the continuation of life; life-sustaining: a vital organ; vital nutrients. c. Used or done on a living cell or tissue: vital dyes; vital staining. d. Concerned with or recording data pertinent to lives: vital records. 2. Full of life or energy; animated: "The population of the teeming, vital slum ... declined" (Rick Hampson). 3. a. Necessary to continued existence or effectiveness: "Irrigation was vital to early civilization" (William H. McNeill). b. Extremely important; essential: "A vital component of any democracy is a free labor movement" (Bayard Rustin). 4. Destructive to life; fatal: a vital injury. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vītālis, from vīta, life; see gwei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] vital·ly adv. vital·ness n. |
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