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lethal

英 ['liːθ(ə)l] 美 ['liθl]

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解释

adj. 致命的，致死的
n. 致死因子

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中文词源

lethal 致命的

来自拉丁语letum,死亡，词源不详。可能同Lethe,冥河，地狱，引申词义死去的，致命的。

英文词源

lethal (adj.): 1580s, from Late Latin lethalis, alteration of Latin letalis "deadly, fatal," from letum "death," of uncertain origin. Form altered in Late Latin by association with lethes hydor "water of oblivion" in Hades in Greek mythology, from Greek lethe "forgetfulness."

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例句和用法

1. The barriers are lethal to fish trying to swim upstream.: 这些障碍物对于想要往上游游动的鱼儿来说是致命的。

2. Execution by lethal injection is scheduled for July 30th.: 定于7月30日执行注射死刑。

3. High-powered cars are lethal weapons in the hands of inexperienced drivers.: 马力大的汽车到了缺乏经验的司机手中便成了毁灭性的武器。

4. Someone had fed him a lethal dose of cyanide.: 有人给他下了致命剂量的氰化物。

5. They were close to weaponizing ricin—a lethal plant toxin.: 他们快把蓖麻毒素——一种致命的植物毒素——研发为武器了。