mortal

• adj. 凡人的；致死的；终有一死的；不共戴天的
• n. 人类，凡人
• n. (Mortal)人名；(法、葡)莫塔尔

来自拉丁语mors,死亡，词源同murder,morbid.引申词义死亡的，终有一死的，后该词用于指凡人。比较immortal.

1. a human being;

"there was too much for one person to do"

mortal

mortal: [14] Mortal goes back ultimately to the Indo-European base *mor-, *mr- ‘die’ (source also of English murder). From it were descended the Latin words mortuus ‘dead’ (source of English mortuary [14] and the 19th-century American coinage mortician) and mors ‘death’. The adjectival derivative of mors was mortālis, which reached English via Old French mortal, mortel. Also based on mors was the late Latin verb mortificāre ‘kill’, hence metaphorically ‘subdue desires’, from which English gets mortify [14].
=> mortgage, mortify, mortuary, murder

mortal (adj.)

mid-14c., "deadly," also "doomed to die," from Old French mortel "destined to die; deserving of death," from Latin mortalis "subject to death, mortal, of a mortal, human," from mors (genitive mortis) "death," from PIE base *mer- "to die," with derivatives referring to death and human beings" (cognates: Sanskrit mrtih "death," martah "mortal man;" Avestan miryeite "dies," Old Persian martiya- "man;" Armenian meranim "die;" Latin mori "to die;" Lithuanian mirtis "mortal man;" Greek brotos "mortal" (hence ambrotos "immortal"); Old Church Slavonic mrutvu "dead;" Old Irish marb, Welsh marw "died;" Old English morþ "murder"). The most widespread Indo-European root for "to die," forming the common word for it except in Greek and Germanic. Watkins says it is "possibly" the same as PIE *mer- "rub, pound, wear away" (see morbid).

mortal (n.)

"mortal thing or substance," 1520s, from mortal (adj.). Latin mortalis also was used as a noun, "a man, mortal, human being."

deadly, fatal, mortal, lethal

这些形容词均表示"致命的"之意。

deadly： 指能致命或实际已致命的事物，也可指企图致死他人的人。

fatal： 正式用词，强调死亡的不可避免性，多用于指伤或疾病等。

mortal： 语气强，指导致死亡的直接原因。

lethal： 指由于某物本身具有致命的性能。

On their way to creating a feminist paradise, the Swedes have unintentionally created a haven (避风港) for normal mortals.

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We are all mortal.

我们都总有一死。

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a mortal blow/wound

致命的一击 / 伤口

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to be in mortal danger

处于极度的危险之中

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(figurative)Her reputation suffered a mortal blow as a result of the scandal.

这一丑闻毁了她的名声。

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mortal enemies

不共戴天的敌人

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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。

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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。

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old stories about gods and mortals

关于天神和凡人的古老传说

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(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。

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(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！

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A man is deliberately designed to be mortal. He grows, he ages, and he dies.

人注定终有一死：长大、衰老，然后消亡。

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Tickets seem unobtainable to the ordinary mortal.

普通人好像根本买不到票。

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...impossible needs for any mere mortal to meet.

但凡世人皆不可能达到的要求

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The police were defending themselves and others against mortal danger...

警察在保护自己和他人免遭致命危险。

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Broadcasting was regarded at the time as the mortal enemy of live music-making.

广播当时被视为是现场音乐表演的死对头。

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When self-esteem is high, we lose our mortal fear of jealousy.

自信心很强时，我们不再对妒忌感到极度惧怕。

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Remember that you are mortal. Remember that you are but a man!

这两句都差不多意思.就是说“记得你只是一个人. 记得你也会死”

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Would you prefer to live a mortal life instead?

你是否愿意选择有限的生命?

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All things that live are mortal.

所有生物都会死的.

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Don't expect him to work any miracle; after all, he is a mere mortal.

别指望他能创造奇迹, 毕竟他也只是凡人.

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I was able to exact my revenge upon my mortal enemy.

我得以对死敌进行了报复.

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He received a mortal wound soon after the battle began.

战争开始后不久,他就受到了致命的重伤.

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But a mortal dream to see?

但是凡人的梦能看见什 麽 ?

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I love the nobility, because they are also the mortal.

我爱王侯将相, 因为他们也是凡人.

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