mortal
mortal
adjective
[attrib.]
adjective
[attrib.]
- (of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death
（常指相对于神的人）总有一死的
all men are mortal.
人总有一死。
■of or relating to humanity as subject to death
（与）死（有关）的
the coffin held the mortal remains of her uncle.
棺材里躺着她叔叔的遗体。
■(informal)conceivable or imaginable
(非正式)想得到的，想像得出的，可能
punishment out of all mortal proportion to the offence.
对罪行施加的难以想像的严惩。 - causing or liable to cause death; fatal
致死的，致命的
a mortal disease.
致命的疾病。
the scandal appeared to have struck a mortal blow to the government.
这丑闻看起来对政府作了致命一击。
■(of a battle) fought to the death
（战斗）你死我活的
from the outbuildings came the screams of men in mortal combat.
从外面建筑物传来殊死战斗的人的尖叫。
■(of an enemy or a state of hostility) admitting or allowing no reconciliation until death
（敌人，敌对状态）不共戴天的，不相容的
■(Christian Theology)denoting a grave sin that is regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace
(基督教神学)（因罪孽深重）灵魂无法得救的，不能蒙神恩得宽恕的，不可饶恕的。 常与 venial 相对
■(of a feeling, especially fear) very intense
（情感，尤指恐惧）极强烈的
parents live in mortal fear of children's diseases.
父母因孩子们的疾病而极度恐惧。
■(informal)very great
(非正式)极大的；非常
he was in a mortal hurry.
他非常匆忙。
■(informal, dated)long and tedious
(非正式，旧)漫长得令人生厌的
for three mortal days it rained.
漫长的三天里，雨一直下个不停。
- a human being subject to death, often contrasted with a divine being
（相对于神的）人
■(humorous)a person contrasted with others regarded as being of higher status or ability
(幽默)地位（或能力）不如他人者
an ambassador had to live in a style which was not expected of lesser mortals.
大使所需的生活排场是不能设想被小人物所拥有的。
- late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mortalis, from mors, mort- 'death'
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