每日单词:mortality
基本释义
mortality: The mortality in a particular place or situation is the number of people who die.
n.死亡数;死亡率
At the end of the trial those who had been ct-scanned were 20% less likely than those who had been x-rayed to have died from lung cancer. This was equivalent to three fewer deaths per 1,000 people screened, and also showed up as a decline in all cause mortality of 7%.
试验结束时,接受ct扫描的患者死于肺癌的可能性比接受x光检查的患者低20%。这相当于每1000人中少了3人死亡,而且所有原因的死亡率下降了7%。
——《经济学人》
在罗马神话中,死神叫做摩尔斯(Mors),摩尔斯的形象经常被描绘为身着黑色长袍,手持长柄镰刀,用来砍倒将死之人。从摩尔斯的名字 Mors 产生了英语词根 mort,表示“死亡”。
mortal /ˈmɔːtl/
adj.凡人的;致死的
immortal /ɪˈmɔːtl/
adj.不死的;神仙的
mortify /ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ/
vi.禁欲;苦行
mortician /mɔːˈtɪʃn/
n.殡葬业者;丧事承办人
mortuary /ˈmɔːtʃəri/
n.太平间;停尸间
death rate: The death rate is the number of people per thousand who die in a particular area during a particular period of time.(死亡率)
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