life-or-deathadj.

Brit.

/lʌɪfɔːˈdɛθ/, U.S.

/ˌlaɪfɔrˈdɛθ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: life n., or conj.², death n.

Etymology: < life n. + or conj.² + death n., after a matter of life or death at life n. Phrases 13b. Compare earlier life-and-death adj.

That involves or is regarded as involving life and death; (by extension) extremely urgent or dangerous. Cf. life-and-death adj.

ΚΠ

1842 Dublin Univ. Mag. Mar. 421 The clergy, and all the religious portion of the laity of our church, who have been engaged in a life or death struggle with the powers and principalities.

1897 G. B. Shaw in Sat. Rev. 29 May 604/1 We should have had the ablest manager of the day driven by life-or-death necessity to extract from contemporary literature the proper food for the modern side of his talent.

1945 D. R. Osborne Salesmen of Tomorrow 2 While not comparable in their life-or-death pressure, the manpower crises that confront sales management may well be even more challenging.

2001 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 3 June d8/6 It would have been different if I had been a great slugger in a high-powered life-or-death league.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	life-or-death
释义	life-or-deathadj. Brit. /lʌɪfɔːˈdɛθ/, U.S. /ˌlaɪfɔrˈdɛθ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: life n., or conj.², death n. Etymology: < life n. + or conj.² + death n., after a matter of life or death at life n. Phrases 13b. Compare earlier life-and-death adj. That involves or is regarded as involving life and death; (by extension) extremely urgent or dangerous. Cf. life-and-death adj. ΚΠ 1842 Dublin Univ. Mag. Mar. 421 The clergy, and all the religious portion of the laity of our church, who have been engaged in a life or death struggle with the powers and principalities. 1897 G. B. Shaw in Sat. Rev. 29 May 604/1 We should have had the ablest manager of the day driven by life-or-death necessity to extract from contemporary literature the proper food for the modern side of his talent. 1945 D. R. Osborne Salesmen of Tomorrow 2 While not comparable in their life-or-death pressure, the manpower crises that confront sales management may well be even more challenging. 2001 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 3 June d8/6 It would have been different if I had been a great slugger in a high-powered life-or-death league. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1842
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