mortal

adjective

/ˈmɔːtl/

/ˈmɔːrtl/

that cannot live forever and must die不能永生的；终将死亡的
- We are all mortal.我们都总有一死。
opposite immortalTopics Life stagesc2
(literary) causing death or likely to cause death; very serious导致死亡的；致命的；非常危急的
- a mortal blow/wound致命的一击／伤口
- to be in mortal danger处于极度的危险之中
- (figurative) Her reputation suffered a mortal blow as a result of the scandal.这一丑闻毁了她的名声。
compare fatal
[only before noun] (formal) lasting until death至死方休的；不共戴天的 synonym deadly
- mortal enemies不共戴天的敌人
- They were locked in mortal combat (= a fight that will only end with the death of one of them).他们陷入了一场你死我活的争斗中。
[only before noun] (formal) (of fear, etc.恐惧等) extreme极端的；非常厉害的
- We lived in mortal dread of him discovering our secret.因为害怕他发现我们的秘密，我们终日惶恐不安。

词源late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mortalis, from mors, mort- ‘death’.

mortal

noun

/ˈmɔːtl/

/ˈmɔːrtl/

(often humorous)

a human, especially an ordinary person with little power or influence人；凡人；普通人 synonym human being
- old stories about gods and mortals关于天神和凡人的古老传说
- (humorous) Such things are not for mere mortals like ourselves.这种事不会落在我们这样的凡夫俗子身上。
- (humorous) She can deal with complicated numbers in her head, but we lesser mortals need calculators!她可以心算复杂的数字，而我们常人就需要计算器！
- (humorous) a holiday resort that caters for royalty as well as for ordinary mortals既能接待普通人，又能满足王室需求的度假胜地
- (humorous) a resort for celebrities as well as lesser mortals社会名流和普通人都接待的度假胜地
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- lesser
- mere
- ordinary
- …
词源late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mortalis, from mors, mort- ‘death’.

词汇	mortal
释义	mortal adjective /ˈmɔːtl/ /ˈmɔːrtl/ that cannot live forever and must die不能永生的；终将死亡的 We are all mortal.我们都总有一死。 opposite immortalTopics Life stagesc2 (literary) causing death or likely to cause death; very serious导致死亡的；致命的；非常危急的 a mortal blow/wound致命的一击／伤口 to be in mortal danger处于极度的危险之中 (figurative) Her reputation suffered a mortal blow as a result of the scandal.这一丑闻毁了她的名声。 compare fatal [only before noun] (formal) lasting until death至死方休的；不共戴天的 synonym deadly mortal enemies不共戴天的敌人 They were locked in mortal combat (= a fight that will only end with the death of one of them).他们陷入了一场你死我活的争斗中。 [only before noun] (formal) (of fear, etc.恐惧等) extreme极端的；非常厉害的 We lived in mortal dread of him discovering our secret.因为害怕他发现我们的秘密，我们终日惶恐不安。词源late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mortalis, from mors, mort- ‘death’. mortal noun /ˈmɔːtl/ /ˈmɔːrtl/ (often humorous) a human, especially an ordinary person with little power or influence人；凡人；普通人 synonym human being old stories about gods and mortals关于天神和凡人的古老传说 (humorous) Such things are not for mere mortals like ourselves.这种事不会落在我们这样的凡夫俗子身上。 (humorous) She can deal with complicated numbers in her head, but we lesser mortals need calculators!她可以心算复杂的数字，而我们常人就需要计算器！ (humorous) a holiday resort that caters for royalty as well as for ordinary mortals既能接待普通人，又能满足王室需求的度假胜地 (humorous) a resort for celebrities as well as lesser mortals社会名流和普通人都接待的度假胜地 Collocations Dictionaryadjective lesser mere ordinary … 词源late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mortalis, from mors, mort- ‘death’.
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