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Mortal means able to die - every living thing, including people, is mortal, because one day it will die. This is the opposite of 'immortal,' which means living forever. 'Mortal' can also describe something connected to death, like 'a mortal wound' (an injury bad enough to kill someone) or 'mortal danger' (danger that could kill you). As a noun, 'a mortal' means a human being, especially compared to gods or superheroes.
凡人的、終有一死的；致命的
原始詞典資料13 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
mortaladj/ˈmɔː.təl/
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Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal.
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Causing death; deadly, fatal, killing, lethal (now only of wounds, injuries etc.).
- Blyndfold he was; and in his cruell fist A mortall bow and arrowes keene did hold […]
- into the plain Disgorged at length, the dead and the alive, In one dread mass, were parted, and the stain Of blood from mortal steel fell o’er the fields like rain.
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Punishable by death.
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Fatally vulnerable.
- Last of all, against himself he turns his sword, but missing the mortal place, with his poniard finishes the work.
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Of or relating to the time of death.
- Safe in the hand of one disposing Power, Or in the natal or the mortal hour.
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Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly; related to a life-and-death struggle.
- mortal enemy
- The nymph grew pale, and in a mortal fright.
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Human; belonging or pertaining to people who are mortal.
- mortal wit or knowledge; mortal power
- The voice of God To mortal ear is dreadful.
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Very painful or tedious; wearisome.
- a sermon lasting two mortal hours
另外 3 個記錄的用法
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slangVery drunk.
- Thats^([sic]) nothing, says Tequila Sheila, who told how the summer she was housemaid in The Saint Columba she took this guy back to the staff flats while mortal on slammers and crashed out on him before anything could happen.
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lifestylereligionCausing spiritual death (the destruction of charity in the soul) and thus, a disruption of one's relationship with God.
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datedAn intensifier.
- "We will do any mortal thing you like, Max, if you will allow Parkinson to administer a bromo-seltzer and then enable me to meet the officials of the Direct Insurance without a blush."
mortalnoun/ˈmɔː.təl/
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A human; someone susceptible to death.
- Her wisdom was beyond that of a mere mortal.
- Lord what fools these mortals be!
mortaladv/ˈmɔː.təl/
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Mortally; enough to cause death.
- It's mortal cold out there.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。