- [uncountable]
the state of being human and not living forever 生命的有限 - [uncountable]
the number of deaths in a particular situation or period of time see also infant mortality死亡數量;死亡率 Extra ExamplesPoor hygiene led to high mortality among children. 衛生條件很差,導致兒童死亡率很高。 The disease has caused widespread mortality. 這種疾病已經造成了大面積死亡。 a condition that often results in premature mortality 經常導致患者過早死亡的疾病 a lower annual mortality from cancer 較低的癌症病人年死亡人數
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- early
- …
- cause
- decrease
- reduce
- …
- increase
- decrease
- fall
- …
- level
- rate
- data
- …
- mortality among
- mortality from
- a decline in mortality
- an increase in mortality
- [countable] (specialist)
a death 死亡 hospital mortalities (= deaths in hospital) 醫院裏的死亡數字
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- early
- …
- cause
- decrease
- reduce
- …
- increase
- decrease
- fall
- …
- level
- rate
- data
- …
- mortality among
- mortality from
- a decline in mortality
- an increase in mortality
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin mortalitas, from mortalis, from mors, mort- ‘death’.