mortality

英 [mɔːˈtæləti]

美 [mɔːrˈtæləti]

n.  生命的有限; 死亡数量; 死亡率; 死亡

复数：mortalities　

考研GREIELTSTEM8医学

BNC.3259 / COCA.4662

牛津词典

noun

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

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 死亡人数;死亡率
  Themortalityin a particular place or situation is the number of people who die.
  1. ...the relationships between mortality and unemployment...
     死亡人数和失业人数之间的关系
  2. The nation's infant mortality rate has reached a record low.
     该国的婴儿死亡率已降至历史最低水平。

英英释义

noun

• the quality or state of being mortal
• the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area
  Synonym:deathratedeath ratemortality ratefatality rate

双语例句

• In high transmission areas, it can reduce child mortality rates and the prevalence of severe anaemia.
  它可以降低儿童死亡率和严重贫血流行率。
• In fact, the entire novel is a long meditation on childbearing and mortality
  实际上，整部小说就是一部关于生儿育女与道德伦理的长篇沉思录。
• Morbidity and mortality were nil.
  发病率和死亡率均为零。
• Protein-energy malnutrition before and during hospitalization is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients.
  住院前和住院期间的蛋白质&能量营养不良，与住院患者的并发症发生率和死亡率升高相关。
• Preterm birth and low birth weight ( lbw) are major determinants of infant morbidity and mortality.
  早产与低出生体重是婴儿期疾病率与死亡率的重要决定因素。
• Such screening techniques and early intervention therapies have sharply lowered the mortality rate in children with sickle cell disease.
  这样的筛选技术和早期介入性治疗显著降低了患镰形细胞贫血症儿童的死亡率。
• Highly active antiretroviral therapy ( HAART) has dramatically reduced the morbidity and mortality of HIV infection.
  高效抗逆转录病毒治疗（HAART）已经明显地降低了艾滋病相关的发病率和死亡率。
• CONCLUSION: Morbidity and mortality rates are still high after SPK.
  结论：SPK后的并发症和死亡率仍然很高。
• They found similar results, with a lower mortality rate and a higher suicide rate than the general population.
  研究者发现了类似的结果：相对于一般人群更低的死亡率和更高的自杀率。
• The results indicate that flexible sigmoidoscopy reduces cancer incidence and mortality by23% and31%, respectively.
  结果表明，乙状结肠镜使结直肠癌的发病率和死亡率分别降低了23%和31%。