casualty

简明英汉词典

casualty

[5kAVjuElti]

n.

伤亡

美国传统词典[双解]

casualty

ca.su.al.ty

AHD:[k2zh“?-…l-t?]

D.J.[6k#9u8*lti8]

K.K.[6k#9u*lti]

n.（名词）

【复数】 ca.su.al.ties

(1)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

(2)One injured or killed in an accident:

受害人：事故中受伤或死亡的人：

a train wreck with an unknown number of casualties.

一次不知伤亡人数的火车事故

(3)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

(4)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：

Battlefield casualties were high.

战场上伤亡人数十分多

(5)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：

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

语源

(1)Middle English casuelte

中古英语 casuelte

(2)from Old French

源自 古法语

(3)from Medieval Latin c33lit3s} [chance, accident]

源自 中世纪拉丁语 c33lit3s} [机会，事故]

(4)from Latin c33lis} [fortuitous] * see casual

源自 拉丁语 c33lis} [偶然的] *参见 casual

现代英汉词典

casualty

[5kAVJEltI]

n.

-ties

(1)伤亡人员；受伤的人

(2)因意外事故死伤的人或物

(3)临时救治所；急诊室 (= casualty department)

现代英汉综合大辞典

casualty

[5kAVjuElti]

n.

(1)严重的意外, 事故, 横祸, 灾难

(2)死伤(者), 受害者

(3)[pl. ]【军】伤亡(人数)

(4)临时[额外]的费用

(5)因果律

casualty clearing station

野战医院

casualty insurance

灾害保险; 火险; 意外保险

The enemy suffered heavy -ties.

敌人遭受惨重伤亡。

C-lists were published the day after the train accident.

伤亡名单在火车意外事故的第二天就公布了。

用法词典

casualty

来自古法语 casuelte