casualty
英['k??j??lt?;-zj-]
美['k??u?lti]
- n. 意外事故；傷亡人員；急診室
詞態變化
復數:?casualties;
中文詞源
casualty 傷者，遇難者
來自詞根cad, 掉落，詞源同case, accident.原指偶然傷亡者，不幸者。
英文詞源
- casualty (n.)
- early 15c., "chance, accident; incidental charge," from casual (adj.) on model of royalty, penalty, etc. Casuality had some currency 16c.-17c. but is now obsolete. Meaning "losses in numbers from a military or other troop" is from late 15c. Meaning "an individual killed, wounded, or lost in battle" is from 1844.
雙語例句
- 1. There are fears that the casualty toll may be higher.
- 有人擔心傷亡總數可能會更高。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I was taken to casualty at St Thomas's Hospital.
- 我被送往圣·托馬斯醫院的急救室。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Training includes realistic simulation of casualty procedures.
- 培訓包括對急救過程的真實模擬。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Mr. Jones was the first casualty of the firm's cut - backs.
- 瓊斯先生在公司裁員中是第一個受害者.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Casualty lists were published the day after the train accident.
- 傷亡名單在火車意外事故的第二天就公布了.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》