immortal
- 英式英标[ɪ\'mɔrtl]
- 美式音标[ɪ\'mɔːt(ə)l]
adj. 不朽的；神仙的；长生的
n. 神仙；不朽人物
中文词源
immortal 不死的，神仙
im-,不，非，mortal,凡人，终有一死的。
英文词源
- 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.
中文解释
1. im- "not, opposite of" + mort- + -al.2. => deathless, undying.
实用例句
- 1. The soul is immortal.
- 灵魂不灭。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. He believed his immortal soul was in peril.
- 他认为他不死的灵魂有堕入地狱的危险。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. The wild cocoa tree is effectively immortal.
- 野生可可树实际上是不会死的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Someone believed that the soul is immortal.
- 有人认为灵魂不灭.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The heroes of the people are immortal.
- 人民英雄永垂不朽!
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》