lethal

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a. 致命的 n. 致死因子

发音

其它 /ˈliː.θəl/

词形变化

lethals 复数 more lethal 比较级 most lethal 最高级

别名

lethall

教材释义与例句

形容词

致命的，致死的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any weapon that causes death.

  2. 2.

    An allele that causes the death of the organism that carries it.

    生物 医学
  3. 1.

    One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid.

    不可数 化学
adj. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.

    致命的

    致死的

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

deadly

近义相关 1

fatal

相关短语

lethal dose 致死剂量 [化] 致死剂量 lethal gene [医] 致死基因 lethal injection 注射死刑 lethal injections lethal white syndrome lethal chamber [医] 致死室 lethal chambered lethal chambers lethal genes lethal doses lethal yellowing lethal zone lethal zones lethal time

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin lētālis (“deadly, mortal, fatal”), improperly written lēthālis, from lētum (“death”), improperly written as lēthum, from a supposed connection with Ancient Greek λήθη (lḗthē, “oblivion, forgetfulness”).

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