casualty
英 [ˈkæʒ.ju.əl.ti]
美 [ˈkæʒ.ju.əl.ti]
为了记忆单词“casualty”,可以将其拆分成两部分:“cas”和“ualty”。想象一个“casual”的人(非正式的,偶然的)遭遇了“uality”的事故,导致伤害或损失,从而形成“casualty”(伤亡,受害者)。这种联想帮助将词义和词形结合起来记忆。
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casualty 伤者,遇难者来自词根cad, 掉落,词源同case, accident.原指偶然伤亡者,不幸者。
- casualty (n.)
- early 15c., "chance, accident; incidental charge," from casual (adj.) on model of royalty, penalty, etc. Casuality had some currency 16c.-17c. but is now obsolete. Meaning "losses in numbers from a military or other troop" is from late 15c. Meaning "an individual killed, wounded, or lost in battle" is from 1844.
- 1. There are fears that the casualty toll may be higher.
- 有人担心伤亡总数可能会更高。
- 2. I was taken to casualty at St Thomas's Hospital.
- 我被送往圣·托马斯医院的急救室。
- 3. Training includes realistic simulation of casualty procedures.
- 培训包括对急救过程的真实模拟。
- 4. Mr. Jones was the first casualty of the firm's cut - backs.
- 琼斯先生在公司裁员中是第一个受害者.
- 5. Casualty lists were published the day after the train accident.
- 伤亡名单在火车意外事故的第二天就公布了.