mortality
mortality
(pl. -ies)
[mass noun]
(pl. -ies)
[mass noun]
- the state of being subject to death
必死性
the work is increasingly haunted by thoughts of mortality.
这工作越来越让人产生必死无疑的想法。 - death, especially on a large scale
（尤指大规模的）死亡
the causes of mortality among infants and young children.
引起婴儿和幼童大量死亡的原因。
■(亦作 mortality rate)the number of deaths in a given area or period, or from a particular cause[count noun]
死亡率
post-operative mortality was 90 per cent for some operations.
一些手术的术后死亡率是90％。
- late Middle English: via Old French from Latin mortalitas, from mortalis (see mortal)
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