casualty
/ˈkæʒuəlti/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkæʒuəlti/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈka-zhəl-tē ˈkazh-wəl-, ˈka-zhə-wəl-/ (ame, mw)
casualty — 名詞
1. someone hurt or killed during a war, a major accident, or a large-scale disaster
傷亡者
在戰爭或事故中受傷或死亡的人
someone hurt or killed during a war, a major accident, or a large-scale disaster such as an earthquake or hurricane
The bus driver was the only casualty in the crash on the motorway.
巴士司機是高速公路車禍中唯一的傷亡者。
collocation: only casualty / sole casualty
After the earthquake, rescue teams reported more than three hundred casualties.
地震過後，救援隊通報了超過三百名傷亡者。
plural form: casualties for total count
No casualties were reported after the factory explosion was brought under control.
工廠爆炸獲得控制後，未傳出任何傷亡。
Ravi's grandfather was a casualty of the border conflict that ended decades ago.
Ravi 的祖父是數十年前那場邊境衝突的傷亡者之一。
A sudden explosion in the market square caused dozens of casualties among the shoppers.
市場廣場突然發生爆炸，造成數十名購物民眾傷亡。
- victim
broader term — applies to crime, bullying, natural disasters; casualty is more specific to accidents and war
- fatality
specifically refers to a death, not just injury; more common in traffic and workplace accident reports
- injured
used as a collective noun ('the injured') rather than a countable noun like casualty
- survivor
a person who lives through an accident or disaster
文法句型
casualty + of + war/accident/disaster
suffer + casualties
cause + casualties
用法筆記
Casualties is often used as a collective plural ('heavy casualties were suffered') rather than referring to named individuals. For a single person who died, fatality is more common in non-military contexts.
常見錯誤
2. a person, organisation, or thing that is harmed, destroyed, or lost as a side ef
受害者
因某事件或決定而遭受損害的人或事物
a person, organisation, or thing that is harmed, destroyed, or lost as a side effect of a particular event, decision, or change in circumstances
The small bookshops were the main casualties of the large shopping centre opening.
那些小書店是大型購物中心開幕後的主要受害者。
metaphorical use: casualty of [event/change]
Beatriz was one of the casualties of the company's decision to cut four hundred jobs.
Beatriz 是公司決定裁減四百個職位後的受害者之一。
Open communication is often the first casualty when a team becomes too competitive.
當團隊變得過度競爭時，坦誠溝通往往是第一個犧牲品。
The historic theatre became a casualty of the city council's latest budget cuts.
那間歷史悠久的劇院成了市議會最新預算刪減的犧牲品。
During the takeover deal, the company's original brand name was an early casualty.
在收購交易期間，該公司的原始品牌名稱很早就成了犧牲品。
- beneficiary
someone who gains from a change or event
文法句型
become + a casualty + of + noun phrase
the first + casualty + of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Most commonly follows the pattern 'a/the casualty of [change, decision, or event]'. The modifier 'first' appears very frequently ('the first casualty of…'), a fixed expression that learners can treat as a chunk.
常見錯誤
3. the section of a hospital that provides urgent medical care to people who have b
急診室
醫院處理緊急傷患的部門（英式英語）
the section of a hospital that provides urgent medical care to people who have been seriously injured in an accident or have become very ill without any warning
Theo was rushed to casualty after he fell from his bicycle and broke his arm.
Theo 騎腳踏車摔下來摔斷了手臂，被緊急送到急診室。
British phrase: 'to casualty' = to the emergency room
The night-shift nurse has worked in the casualty department for over twelve years.
那位大夜班的護理師在急診部已經工作了超過十二年。
collocation: casualty department
Casualty was unusually quiet on New Year's Eve, much to the staff's relief.
急診室在除夕夜異常安靜，讓醫護人員鬆了一口氣。
Patients with minor injuries often wait for hours in a busy casualty ward.
傷勢較輕的病患常常在忙碌的急診病房等上好幾個小時。
Amara's mother works as a doctor in casualty at a large teaching hospital in Manchester.
Amara 的母親在曼徹斯特一所大型教學醫院的急診室擔任醫生。
- emergency room
American English equivalent — also called ER or emergency department
- A&E
short for Accident and Emergency; the standard term in British hospitals, interchangeable with casualty in everyday speech
文法句型
go to + casualty
in + casualty
the + casualty + department/ward
用法筆記
British English only. In American English the equivalent is the emergency room (ER) or emergency department. Do not use casualty as a countable noun in this sense — 'He was taken to casualty', not 'a casualty'.