casualty

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n. 意外事故, 伤亡, 受害者 [化] 事故

发音

UK /ˈkaʒʊ.əlti/
UK /ˈkaʒʊlti/
UK /ˈkaʒəlti/
US /ˈkæʒu.əlti/
US /ˈkæʒəlti/

词形变化

casualties 复数 casualties

别名

Cas. casuality

教材释义与例句

名词

意外事故；伤亡人员；急诊室

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.

    可数 不可数

    1756, Samuel Johnson, “The Life of Sir Thomas Browne” in Thomas Browne, Christian Morals, 2nd edition, London: J. Payne, p. xx, The course of his education was like that of others, such as put him little in the way of extraordinary casualties.

  2. 2.

    A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.

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  3. 3.

    Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.

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  4. 4.

    A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).

    可数 不可数 政治 军事
  5. 5.

    Clipping of casualty department: the accident and emergency department of a hospital providing immediate treatment.

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  6. 6.

    An incidental charge or payment.

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  7. 7.

    Someone or something adversely affected by a decision, event or situation.

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  8. 8.

    Chance nature; randomness.

    可数 废旧 不可数

    The non-necessary [causes] follow; of which, saith Fuchsius, no art can be made, by reason of their uncertainty, casualty, and multitude […]

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

injured party

上位词 6

accident victim decrease drop-off fatality lessening

下位词 3

damage loss collateral damage

相关短语

casualty of superiority casualty department n. （医院专门负责救护事故、灾害伤者的部门） casualty notification casualty notifications casualty insurance [经] 意外保险, 伤害保险, 灾害保险 casualty insurances simulated casualty

词源

From casual, from Middle French casuel, from Medieval Latin casualitas and Late Latin cāsuālis (“happening by chance”), from Latin cāsus (“event”) (English case), from cadere (“to fall”). Originally meaning “a chance event” (compare casual, as in “casual encounter”), it developed a negative meaning as “an unfortunate event”, especially the loss of a person.

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