单词详解 | immortal

immortal
音标
英音/ ɪˈmɔːt(ə)l / 美音/ ɪˈmɔːrt(ə)l /

听听基本释意:

外刊例句
Members of this diverse group argue that Shakespeare, an actor and money-focused entrepreneur, doesn’t seem the sort of man to have penned immortal masterpieces.
这个多元化群体的成员认为,莎士比亚作为一名演员和注重金钱的企业家,似乎并不是那种能够写出不朽杰作的人。
Washington Post

But on newspaper front pages and in the minds of many fans, Ronaldo was still hailed as his country’s footballing immortal.
但在报纸头版和许多球迷的心目中,罗纳尔多仍然被誉为他的国家的足球不朽。
BBC

Beneath their shiny skins, Prosperans are biologically sterile but technically immortal.
在他们闪亮的皮肤之下,普罗斯佩拉斯在生物学上是不育的,但在技术上是永生的。
Washington Post

基本释意
adjective
not subject to death
不死的,永存的;不朽的,流芳百世的,永垂千古的

同义词
deity,divinity,god

短释义
The word immortal can refer a supernatural being who is worshipped by others, or is a divinity or God in human form, like the gods of Greek and Roman mythology. Immortal can also mean “a person whose fame lasts for many years.” If you’re a sports legend or a well-known author, you may be remembered as an immortal in your field. Immortal comes from the Old French word immortalité, meaning “deathlessness.”
不朽描述的是永远不死的事物。你喜欢吸血鬼吗?这些吸血鬼是不朽的,并且会永远活着——当然,除非你用一根木桩刺穿他们的心脏。

长释义
The word immortal can refer a supernatural being who is worshipped by others, or is a divinity or God in human form, like the gods of Greek and Roman mythology. Immortal can also mean “a person whose fame lasts for many years.” If you’re a sports legend or a well-known author, you may be remembered as an immortal in your field. Immortal comes from the Old French word immortalité, meaning “deathlessness.”
“不朽”这个词可以指一种受人崇拜的超自然存在,或者是神或人形的上帝,如希腊和罗马神话中的诸神。不朽也可以指“名声长存的人”。如果您是体育传奇人物或知名作家,您可能会被视为您所在领域的不朽人物。不朽来自古法语单词immortalité,意思是“不死”。

文学例句
She kissed his immortal nose, which made him blink.
她吻了他那不朽的鼻子,这让他眨了眨眼睛。
The House of Hades by Rick Riordan

He alone among the Centaurs was immortal and yet in the end he died and went to the lower world.
半人马中只有他是不朽的,但最终他死了,去了下界。
Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton

Percy was no more than a minor annoyance to these immortal beings.
对于这些不朽的存在来说,珀西只不过是一个小烦恼。
The House of Hades by Rick Riordan

词源
immortal (adj.)late 14c., “deathless,” from Latin immortalis “deathless, undying” (of gods), “imperishable, endless” (of fame, love, work, etc.), from assimilated form of in- “not, opposite of” (see in- (1)) + mortalis “mortal” (from PIE root *mer- “to rub away, harm,” also “to die” and forming words referring to death and to beings subject to death). In reference to fame, literature, etc., “unceasing, destined to endure forever, never to be forgotten, lasting a long time,” attested from early 15c. (also in classical Latin). As a noun, “an immortal being,” from 1680s.Related entries & more

下面是词源的翻译(机器翻译比较难翻,参考着看)
immortal (adj.)late 14c., “不死的”,来自拉丁语 immortalis “不死的,不朽的”(神的),“不朽的,无尽的”(名誉,爱情,工作等),来自 in- 的同化形式不,与“相反”(见-(1))+ mortalis“mortal”(来自 PIE 词根 *mer-“擦去,伤害”,也“死”,构成指死亡和受死亡影响的人的词)。在谈到名誉、文学等时,从15世纪初期就证明了“不断的、注定要永远持续下去、永远不会被遗忘、持续很长时间”。 (也是古典拉丁语)。作为名词,“不朽的存在”,来自 1680 年代。相关条目及更多


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