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fa·tal AHD[fātʹl] D.J.[ˈfeɪtl]K.K.[ˈfetļ]adj.（形容词）- Causing or capable of causing death.致命的：引起死亡的，能够引起死亡的
- Causing ruin or destruction; disastrous:毁灭性的：引起毁灭或破坏的；灾难的："Such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"(Charles Darwin)“这些教条如果是真的，将对我的理论有着绝对的毁灭性”(查尔斯·达尔文)
- Of decisive importance; fateful.决定性的：有决定的重要性的；重大的
- Determining destiny; controlled by fate.命中注定的：决定命运的；由命运控制的
- Obsolete Having been destined; fated.【废语】 已定下来的；避免不了的
- Middle English [fateful] 中古英语 [决定命运的]
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Latin fātālis 源自 拉丁语 fātālis
- from fātum [prophecy, doom] * see fate 源自 fātum [预言，命运] * 参见 fate
fatal, deadly, mortal, lethal- These adjectives apply to what causes or is likely to cause death.这些形容词指引起或可能引起死亡的。
- Fatal describes conditions, circumstances, or events that have caused or are destined inevitably to cause death or dire consequences: Fatal 描述条件、环境或事件已引起或注定不可避免地会引起死亡或悲惨的结果： a fatal accident;致命的事故；a fatal illness.致命的病症，"It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it" (Douglas MacArthur).“不抱赢的希望参加战争，那是必死无疑的” （道格拉斯·麦克阿瑟）。
- Deadly means capable of killing: Deadly 指杀伤力： a deadly weapon;致命的武器；a deadly poison.致命的毒药，
- Mortal describes a condition or action that has produced or is about to produce death: Mortal 描述状况或行为已经产生或将要产生死亡： a mortal wound.致命伤。
- Lethal refers to a sure agent of death that may have been created solely for the purpose of killing: Lethal 指确定的死亡原因，有可能是为谋杀而策划的： execution by lethal injection;致死性注射的死刑；a lethal dose of barbiturates. 巴比妥酸盐的致死药量
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