- [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死亡数量;死亡率 Extra ExamplesPoor hygiene led to high mortality among children. 卫生条件很差,导致儿童死亡率很高。 The disease has caused widespread mortality. 这种疾病已经造成了大面积死亡。 a condition that often results in premature mortality 经常导致患者过早死亡的疾病 a lower annual mortality from cancer 较低的癌症病人年死亡人数
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- early
- …
- cause
- decrease
- reduce
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- increase
- decrease
- fall
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- level
- rate
- data
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- mortality among
- mortality from
- a decline in mortality
- an increase in mortality
- [countable] (specialist)
a death 死亡 hospital mortalities (= deaths in hospital) 医院里的死亡数字
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’.