non-lethaladj.

Brit.

/nɒnˈliːθl/, U.S.

/nɑnˈliθ(ə)l/

Forms: see non- prefix and lethal adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, lethal adj.

Etymology: < non- prefix + lethal adj.

Not lethal; not causing death.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > cause of death > [adjective] > not

undeadly?1611

non-lethal1625

1625 in S. A. Gillon Sel. Justiciary Cases (1953) I. 20 Nocht withstanding thairof deit utherwayis non lethale.

1872 Appletons' Jrnl. 21 Sept. 330 Dixblanc..resented the aggression of her mistress..with the comparatively fair means of non-lethal weapons—her arms—instead of the poker or the spit.

1930 R. A. Fisher Genetical Theory Nat. Selection iii. 64 With non-lethal mutants..a process of modification of the homozygote may be expected to commence.

1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Oct. 320/3 Pigeonwood has proved to be lethal to sheep and non-lethal to cattle.

1997 Arthritis Today Mar. 12/1 People with advanced RA are helping scientists pioneer the first genetic approaches for treating nonlethal disease.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-lethal
释义	non-lethaladj. Brit. /nɒnˈliːθl/, U.S. /nɑnˈliθ(ə)l/ Forms: see non- prefix and lethal adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, lethal adj. Etymology: < non- prefix + lethal adj. Not lethal; not causing death. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > cause of death > [adjective] > not undeadly?1611 non-lethal1625 1625 in S. A. Gillon Sel. Justiciary Cases (1953) I. 20 Nocht withstanding thairof deit utherwayis non lethale. 1872 Appletons' Jrnl. 21 Sept. 330 Dixblanc..resented the aggression of her mistress..with the comparatively fair means of non-lethal weapons—her arms—instead of the poker or the spit. 1930 R. A. Fisher Genetical Theory Nat. Selection iii. 64 With non-lethal mutants..a process of modification of the homozygote may be expected to commence. 1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Oct. 320/3 Pigeonwood has proved to be lethal to sheep and non-lethal to cattle. 1997 Arthritis Today Mar. 12/1 People with advanced RA are helping scientists pioneer the first genetic approaches for treating nonlethal disease. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1625
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