immortal

英 [ɪ'mɔːt(ə)l]美 [ɪ'mɔrtl]
  • adj. 不朽的；神仙的；长生的
  • n. 神仙；不朽人物
CET6+ TEM4 GRE CET6 低频词 扩展词汇

助记提示

1. im- "not, opposite of" + mort- + -al.
2. => deathless, undying.

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.

双语例句

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》