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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
mortal
mor·tal [mortal mortals] adjective, noun BrE [ˈmɔːtl] NAmE [ˈmɔːrtl]
adjective
1. that cannot live for ever and must die
•We are all mortal.
Opp: ↑immortal
2. (literary)causing death or likely to cause death; very serious
•a mortal blow/wound
•to be in mortal danger
• (figurative)Her reputation suffered a mortal blow as a result of the scandal.
compare ↑fatal
3. only before noun (formal)lasting until death
Syn: ↑deadly
•mortal enemies
•They were locked in mortal combat (= a fight that will only end with the death of one of them).
4. only before noun (formal) (of fear, etc.)extreme
•We lived in mortal dread of him discovering our secret.
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mortalis, from mors, mort- ‘death’.
noun (often humorous)
a human, especially an ordinary person with little power or influence
Syn: ↑human being
•old stories about gods and mortals
• (humorous)Such things are not for mere mortals like ourselves.
• (humorous)She can deal with complicated numbers in her head, but we lesser mortals need calculators!
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mortalis, from mors, mort- ‘death’.
Example Bank:
•a holiday resort that caters for royalty as well as for ordinary mortals
•a resort for celebrities as well as lesser mortals
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