基本释义
The mortality in a particular place or situation is the number of people who die.
n. 死亡数,死亡率
At the end of the trial those who had been ct-scanned were 20% less likely than those who had been x-rayed to have died from lung cancer. This was equivalent to three fewer deaths per 1,000 people screened, and also showed up as a decline in all cause mortality of 7%.
试验结束时,接受CT扫描的患者死于肺癌的可能性比接受X光检查的患者低20%。这相当于每1000人中少了3人死亡,而且所有原因的死亡率下降了7%。
《经济学人》
在罗马神话中,死神叫做摩尔斯(Mors),摩尔斯的形象经常被描绘为身着黑色长袍,手持长柄镰刀,用来砍倒将死之人。从摩尔斯的名字Mors产生了英语词根mort,表示“死亡”。
单词mortality里的mort部分,就来源于词根mort。英语中,包含mort的单词,也多与“死亡”相关,例如:
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Also, some research suggests that the explanation for rising rates of mortality, mental-health problems, and addiction among poorly-educated, middle-aged people is shortage of well-paid jobs.
此外,一些研究表明,在受教育程度较低的中年人中,死亡率、心理健康问题和成瘾率不断上升的原因是高薪工作的短缺。