Word · Frequency #3259
mortalities
死亡率；死亡人数
mortalities is the plural of mortality.
核心释义
The number of deaths in a particular population, usually expressed as a rate per year.
- 1.
必死的状态或性质。
The state or quality of being mortal.
- 2.
死亡数；通常尤指单位时间(通常为每年)内的死亡数,以比率表示。
The number of deaths; and, usually and especially, the number of deaths per time unit (usually per year), expressed as a rate.
- 3.
死亡。
Death.
必死性；难逃一死；死亡；必死的状态或性质。；死亡数；通常尤指单位时间(通常为每年)内的死亡数,以比率表示。；死亡。
用法In use
The mortality rate for this disease is very high.
用法提示：mortality在此处表示死亡率，作为名词使用。
We all have to face our own mortality eventually.
用法提示：mortality在此处表示必死的命运，作为名词使用。
The war caused a high mortality among civilians.
用法提示：mortality在此处表示死亡数目，作为名词使用。
mortality rate (of sth)
The mortality rate of the disease is high.
这种疾病的死亡率很高。
infant/child/maternal mortality
Infant mortality has decreased significantly.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- infant mortality
- 婴儿死亡率
- Infant mortality has dropped significantly in the past decade.过去十年中，婴儿死亡率显著下降。
- mortality rate
- 死亡率
- The mortality rate for the disease is about 30%.该疾病的死亡率约为30%。
- mortality statistics
- 死亡统计
- The government publishes annual mortality statistics.政府每年发布死亡统计数据。
- cause of mortality
- 死亡原因
- Heart disease is a leading cause of mortality worldwide.心脏病是全球主要的死亡原因之一。
- mortality risk
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象墓碑（tomb）上刻着'mortality'，'mort'联想'墓地'，记住'必死性'。
语境与语域Context & Register
常见场景：医学与人口统计、哲学与文学 在医学和人口统计中多指'死亡率'（统计数字），在哲学或文学讨论中常指'必死性'（生命有限），两者均常见，需根据语境选择。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the ending -ality and rhyme with mortality, with the stressed vowel /æ/ and following sounds /ləti/. Be careful not to confuse with words like 'equality' which has a different stressed vowel.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.