| 单词 | mortal |
| 释义 | adjective | noun mortalmortal1 /ˈmɔrt̮l/ ●○○ adjective 1not living forever OPP immortal: We are all mortal.2mortal blow/injuries/danger etc. causing death or likely to cause death: a mortal wound enemies in mortal combat (=fighting until one person kills the other) → see also lethal3mortal enemy/foe an enemy that you hate very much and always will hate4mortal fear/terror/dread extreme fear5deal/strike a mortal blow (to something) to be something that completely destroys a plan, process, system, organization, etc.: Has photography dealt a mortal blow to art?6somebody’s mortal remains formal someone’s body after he or she dies7poetic belonging to a human: a sight as yet unseen by mortal eyes [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French, Latin mortalis, from mors death] → see also mortally adjective | noun mortalmortal2 noun [countable] 1mere/ordinary/lesser mortal humorous an ordinary person, as compared with people who are more important or more powerful: In Hollywood you can stay forever young, unlike us mere mortals.2literary a human being – used especially when comparing humans with gods, spirits, etc.: Jupiter disguised himself as a mortal and came down to Earth. |
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