immortal

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n. 不朽人物, 神仙 a. 永远的, 不死的, 长久的

发音

US /ɪˈmɔɹtəl/
UK /ɪˈmɔːtəl/

词形变化

immortals 复数 immortals

教材释义与例句

名词

神仙;不朽人物

形容词

不朽的;神仙的;长生的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who is not susceptible to death.

    神仙

  2. 2.

    A preeminent or exemplary person or thing; a paragon.

  3. 3.

    A preeminent or exemplary person or thing; a paragon.

    A game of chess of especially high quality and entertainment, regarded as one of the best in history.

    游戏

    Anand's Immortal

  4. 4.

    A member of an elite regiment of the Persian army.

  5. 5.

    A member of the Académie française.

  6. 6.

    An administrator of a multi-user dungeon.

adj. B2
  1. 1.

    Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.

    不朽的

  2. 2.

    Never to be forgotten; that merits being always remembered.

    不朽的

    流芳百世的

    his immortal words

  3. 3.

    Connected with or relating to immortality.

  4. 4.

    Exceedingly great; excessive; grievous.

    废旧

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词源

From Latin immortālis, from prefix im- (“not”) (from in-) + mortālis (“mortal”) (from mors (“death”), combining form mort- + adjectival suffix -alis), equivalent to im- + mortal. Displaced native undeadly, from Old English undēadlīċ. The term referring to the Persian soldiers was a Calque of Ancient Greek ἀθάνατος (athánatos). One suggestion claimed that "Immortals" were named by the ancient Greeks because wounded soldiers were quickly replaced, while another claimed that it was because Greek informants confused Old Persian *anauša- (“immortal, without death”) with Old Persian *anūšiya- (“companion, royal bodyguard”).

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