Word · Frequency #21406
Fully loadedmortally
致命地
in a way that causes death
- 1.
Fatally; in such a way as to cause death.
致命地；以致死的方式。
极；非常；致命地；以致死的方式。；(非正式)极；非常
In use
The infection mortally weakened the old man's heart.
The hiker was mortally injured in the fall from the cliff.
By the time help arrived, the cat was already mortally ill.
be mortally + past participle
此义表示“致命地”，常出现在被动结构中，修饰 wound、injure 等表示伤害的过去分词。
The soldier was mortally wounded in the battle.
这名士兵在战斗中受了致命伤。
be mortally + adjective
非正式用法中 mortally 引申为“极，非常”，多与 fear、jealous 等情感形容词搭配。
She was mortally afraid of spiders.
她极其害怕蜘蛛。
mortally + transitive verb
该搭配中 mortally 同样表示“非常”，但修饰动词而非形容词。
Connections
Collocations
- mortally wounded
- 受致命伤
- The soldier was mortally wounded in the battle.这名士兵在战斗中受了致命伤。
- mortally ill
- 身患绝症
- She was mortally ill and spent her last days at home.她身患绝症，在家中度过了最后的日子。
- mortally afraid
- 极度害怕
- He was mortally afraid of failing the exam.他极度害怕考试不及格。
- mortally offended
- 深感愤怒
- She was mortally offended by his rude remarks.她对他的粗鲁言辞深感愤怒。
Idioms & figurative uses
- mortally wounded
- 受到致命打击的；遭受致命伤害的The scandal left his reputation mortally wounded.这桩丑闻使他的名誉受到致命打击。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 mortally 想成 mortal（必死的）+ly：致命地；引申为‘极度’，如 mortally afraid 怕得要死。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：medical/legal accounts of death、informal emphatic speech 字面义“致命地”通常用于正式或客观叙事；口语中作“极、非常”讲时多用于非正式强调，宜根据语境选择。
Grammar Note
非正式用法中作“极、非常”解，常修饰表示恨、嫉、惧等负面情感的形容词或分词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
按压缩读音 /ˈmɔːtli/，shortly、portly、courtly 与 mortally 同韵（/ɔːtli/）；若按带 ə 的慢读 /ˈmɔːtəli/，它们只有尾音接近。totally、fatally、morally 拼写或词义上容易混淆，但重读元音不同，都不是同韵词。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.