释义 |
fatal /fāˈtl/ adjective- Causing death
- Mortal
- Bringing ruin
- Calamitous
- Decisive, critical, fateful
- Destined, unavoidable
- Belonging to or appointed by fate
- Announcing fate
ORIGIN: L fatalis, from fatum; see fate fātˈalism noun - The doctrine that all events are subject to fate, and happen by unavoidable necessity
- Acceptance of this doctrine
- Lack of effort in the face of threatened difficulty or disaster
fātˈalist noun A person who believes in fatalism fātalistˈic adjective fatality /fə-talˈi-ti/ noun - A fatal occurrence
- A person who has been killed, esp in an accident, etc
- The state of being fatal or unavoidable
- The decree of fate
- Fixed tendency to disaster or death
- Mortality
fātˈally adverb the fatal sisters see under fate |