non-lethal

短语

adj. <美>（外援）非武器性的

词形变化

non-lethals 复数 non-lethals

别名

nonlethal

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any weapon that incapacitates without causing death.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Not capable of causing death.

    a non-lethal dose

  2. 2.

    Designed to cause incapacitation without causing death.

    Government officials think a universal malodor, or offensive odor, might prove effective as a non-lethal weapon.

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形容词

近义相关 1

nonfatal

词源

From non- + lethal.

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