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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   mortal

   • IPA[ˈmôrdl]

   美式

   • adj.
     (of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death；relating to humanity as subject to death
   • n.
     a human being subject to death, often contrasted with a divine being；a person contrasted with others regarded as being of higher status or ability
2. • 釋義

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. (of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death all men are mortal 同義詞 perishable, physical, bodily, corporeal, fleshly, ... 更多corporal, earthly, human, earth-born, impermanent, temporal, worldly, transient, ephemeral, passing, raresublunary反義詞 immortal
   • ▪ relating to humanity as subject to death the coffin held the mortal remains of her uncle 同義詞 perishable, physical, bodily, corporeal, fleshly, ... 更多corporal, earthly, human, earth-born, impermanent, temporal, worldly, transient, ephemeral, passing, raresublunary反義詞 immortal
   • 2. causing or liable to cause death; fatal a mortal disease he has struck a mortal blow to the security of society 同義詞 deadly, fatal, lethal, death-dealing, killing, ... 更多murderous, destructive, terminal, incurable
   • ▪ (of a battle) fought to the death from the outbuildings came the screams of men in mortal combat 同義詞 irreconcilable, deadly, to the death, sworn, bitter, ... 更多out-and-out, implacable, relentless, unrelenting, unappeasable, remorseless, merciless
   • ▪ (of an enemy or a state of hostility) admitting or allowing no reconciliation until death a mortal foe 同義詞 irreconcilable, deadly, to the death, sworn, bitter, ... 更多out-and-out, implacable, relentless, unrelenting, unappeasable, remorseless, merciless, unpardonable, unforgivable, irremissible反義詞 venial
   • ▪ (of a feeling, especially fear) very intense parents live in mortal fear of children's diseases 同義詞 extreme, very great, great, enormous, terrible, ... 更多awful, dreadful, intense, severe, grave, dire, inordinate, unbearable, agonizing
   • 3. denoting a grave sin that is regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace. she had committed a mortal sin 同義詞 unpardonable, unforgivable, irremissible反義詞 venial
   • 4. informal conceivable or imaginable punishment out of all mortal proportion to the offense 同義詞 conceivable, imaginable, perceivable, possible, earthly
   • ▪ very great he was in a mortal hurry
   • ▪ dated long and tedious for three mortal days it rained

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a human being subject to death, often contrasted with a divine being capacities only possible of God rather than mortals
   • ▪ a person contrasted with others regarded as being of higher status or ability an ambassador had to live in a style that was not expected of lesser mortals