单词乎

casualty

音标['kæʒjuәlti]

汉语翻译

n. 意外事故, 伤亡, 受害者
【化】 事故
【医】 变故, 伤亡

词型变化

名词复数:casualties 

英语解释

名词 casualty:

  1. someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement
  2. someone injured or killed in an accident
    同义词:injured party
  3. an accident that causes someone to die
    同义词:fatal accident
  4. a decrease of military personnel or equipment

例句

  1. The surgeon on casualty duty was so busy that he just had time to bolt down a sandwich.
    那位值急诊班的外科医生非常忙碌,他仅有时间狼吞虎咽地吃了一份三明治。
  2. The cottage was a casualty of the forest fire.
    那小屋被森林大火烧毁。
  3. Heavy casualties were reported (ie It was reported that many people had been killed) in the fighting.
    据报战斗中伤亡惨重(很多人被杀).

详细解释


ca.su.al.ty

n.(名词)
【复数】 ca.su.al.ties
An accident, especially one involving serious injury or loss of life.
事故:事故,尤指带有严重伤害或生命损失的事故
One injured or killed in an accident:
受害人:事故中受伤或死亡的人:
例句:
a train wreck with an unknown number of casualties.
一次不知伤亡人数的火车事故



One injured, killed, captured, or missing in action through engagement with an enemy.
伤亡人:与敌人交战中受伤、死亡、被俘或迷失的伤亡人数
Often casualties Loss in numbers especially through engagement with an enemy:
常作 casualties 失踪人数:失踪人数,尤指与敌交战中的伤亡数量:
例句:
Battlefield casualties were high.
战场上伤亡人数十分多

One that is harmed or eliminated as a result of an action or circumstance:
受害者:因某运动或环境而受伤害或被消灭的事物:
例句:
The corner grocery was a casualty of the expanding supermarkets.
角落里的杂货店是日益扩大的超级市场的受害者


来源:
Middle English casuelte
中古英语 casuelte
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Medieval Latin c3su3lit3s [chance, accident]
源自 中世纪拉丁语 c3su3lit3s [机会,事故]
from Latin c3su3lis [fortuitous] * see casual
源自 拉丁语 c3su3lis [偶然的] *参见 casual


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