| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mor•tal /ˈmɔrtəl/USA pronunciation adj. - that will suffer death:mortal creatures.
- of or relating to human beings who must die someday:this mortal life.
- never giving up or surrendering;
relentless:[before a noun]a mortal enemy. - severe;
extreme:in mortal danger. - causing or liable to cause death;
fatal:a mortal wound. - to the death:[before a noun]mortal combat.
- involving spiritual death:a mortal sin.
n. [countable] - a human being:In this story earth mortals must face immortal aliens from outer space.
mor•tal•ly, adv. : He fell, mortally wounded.See -mort-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mor•tal (môr′tl),USA pronunciation adj. - subject to death;
having a transitory life:all mortal creatures. - of or pertaining to human beings as subject to death;
human:this mortal life. - belonging to this world.
- deadly or implacable;
relentless:a mortal enemy. - severe, dire, grievous, or bitter:in mortal fear.
- causing or liable to cause death;
fatal:a mortal wound. - to the death:mortal combat.
- of or pertaining to death:the mortal hour.
- involving spiritual death (opposed to venial):mortal sin.
- long and wearisome.
- extreme;
very great:in a mortal hurry. - conceivable;
possible:of no mortal value to the owners.
n. - a human being.
- the condition of being subject to death.
- Latin mortālis, equivalent. to mort- (stem of mors) death + -ālis -al1
- Middle English 1325–75
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See fatal.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mortal /ˈmɔːtəl/ adj - (of living beings, esp human beings) subject to death
- of or involving life or the world
- ending in or causing death; fatal: a mortal blow
- deadly or unrelenting: a mortal enemy
- of or like the fear of death; dire: mortal terror
- great or very intense: mortal pain
- possible: there was no mortal reason to go
- slang long and tedious: for three mortal hours
n - a mortal being
- informal a person: a mean mortal
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin mortālis, from mors deathˈmortally adv |