1. | [u] 生命的有限the state of being human and not living for ever |
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。 |
2. | [u] 死亡数量;死亡率the number of deaths in a particular situation or period of time |
the infant mortality rate(= the number of babies that die at or just after birth) 婴儿死亡率 | |
Mortality from lung cancer is still increasing. 死于肺癌的人数仍在上升。 |
3. | [c] 死亡a death |
hospital mortalities(= deaths in hospital) 医院里的死亡数字 |