lethal
英 ['liːθ(ə)l]
美 ['liθl]
助記提示
1. lethe: river of Hades (whose water when drunk caused forgetfulness of the past), from Greek lethe, literally "forgetfulness, oblivion".
2. lethe: 還被翻譯為“列斯忘川”----這是將音譯和意譯組合在一起翻譯的。如在濟慈的《夜鶯頌》等作品中就是這樣翻譯的。
3. lethe "forgetfulness, oblivion" => lethal.
4. => "deadly, fatal".
5. 諧音“你死、你死哦”。
中文詞源
lethal 致命的來自拉丁語letum,死亡，詞源不詳。可能同Lethe,冥河，地獄，引申詞義死去的，致命的。
英文詞源
- 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."
雙語例句
- 1. The barriers are lethal to fish trying to swim upstream.
- 這些障礙物對於想要往上遊遊動的魚兒來說是致命的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Execution by lethal injection is scheduled for July 30th.
- 定於7月30日執行注射死刑。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. High-powered cars are lethal weapons in the hands of inexperienced drivers.
- 馬力大的汽車到了缺乏經驗的司機手中便成了毀滅性的武器。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Someone had fed him a lethal dose of cyanide.
- 有人給他下了致命劑量的氰化物。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. They were close to weaponizing ricin—a lethal plant toxin.
- 他們快把蓖麻毒素——一種致命的植物毒素——研發為武器了。
來自柯林斯例句