mortality

英 [mɔːˈtæləti]

美 [mɔːrˈtæləti]

n.  生命的有限; 死亡数量; 死亡率; 死亡

复数：mortalities　

考研GREIELTSTEM8医学

BNC.3259 / COCA.4662

牛津词典

noun

• 生命的有限
  the state of being human and not living for ever
  1. After her mother's death, she became acutely aware of her own mortality.
     她母亲去世后，她开始强烈意识到自己的生命是有限的。
• 死亡数量；死亡率
  the number of deaths in a particular situation or period of time
  1. the infant mortality rate (= the number of babies that die at or just after birth)
     婴儿死亡率
  2. Mortality from lung cancer is still increasing.
     死于肺癌的人数仍在上升。
• 死亡
  a death
  1. hospital mortalities (= deaths in hospital)
     医院里的死亡数字

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 死亡人数;死亡率
  Themortalityin a particular place or situation is the number of people who die.
  1. ...the relationships between mortality and unemployment...
     死亡人数和失业人数之间的关系
  2. The nation's infant mortality rate has reached a record low.
     该国的婴儿死亡率已降至历史最低水平。

英英释义

noun

• the quality or state of being mortal
• the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area
  Synonym:deathratedeath ratemortality ratefatality rate

双语例句

• They found similar results, with a lower mortality rate and a higher suicide rate than the general population.
  研究者发现了类似的结果：相对于一般人群更低的死亡率和更高的自杀率。
• In high transmission areas, it can reduce child mortality rates and the prevalence of severe anaemia.
  它可以降低儿童死亡率和严重贫血流行率。
• In many countries, it remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related morbidity and mortality.
  在许多国家中，它仍然是癌症相关的发病率和死亡率主要起因之一。
• Protein-energy malnutrition before and during hospitalization is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients.
  住院前和住院期间的蛋白质&能量营养不良，与住院患者的并发症发生率和死亡率升高相关。
• Member Countries have set targets and developed specific strategies to reduce child mortality and monitor progress.
  联合国会员国为降低儿童死亡率和监测进展制定了具体目标和特定战略。
• In fact, the entire novel is a long meditation on childbearing and mortality
  实际上，整部小说就是一部关于生儿育女与道德伦理的长篇沉思录。
• Science provided the incentive for this new movement by drastically reducing the rate of infant mortality.
  科学极大地降低了婴儿的死亡率，从而刺激了这场新的运动。
• Pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality after stroke.
  肺炎是卒中后发病和死亡的主要原因。
• The study also demonstrated a direct link between obesity and mortality
  该研究还表明了肥胖症和死亡率之间存在直接的联系。
• The United States ranks 20th in its infant mortality rate.
  美国在婴儿死亡率方面排名第20。