immortal
英 [?'m??t(?)l]
美 [?'m?rtl]
- adj. 不朽的；神仙的；長生的
- n. 神仙；不朽人物
助記提示
1. im- "not, opposite of" + mort- + -al.
2. => deathless, undying.
中文詞源
immortal 不死的，神仙im-,不，非，mortal,凡人，終有一死的。
英文詞源
- immortal (adj.)
- "deathless," late 14c., from Latin immortalis "deathless, undying," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + mortalis "mortal" (see mortal (adj.)). In reference to fame, literature, etc., attested from 1510s (a sense also found in classical Latin). As a noun, from mid-17c.
雙語例句
- 1. The soul is immortal.
- 靈魂不滅。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. He believed his immortal soul was in peril.
- 他認為他不死的靈魂有墮入地獄的危險。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. The wild cocoa tree is effectively immortal.
- 野生可可樹實際上是不會死的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Someone believed that the soul is immortal.
- 有人認為靈魂不滅.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The heroes of the people are immortal.
- 人民英雄永垂不朽!
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》