lethality
/lēˈthalətē/ (ame, mw)
lethality — 名詞
1. how easily something such as a poison, virus, or weapon can cause death
致命性
造成死亡的可能程度
how easily something such as a poison, virus, or weapon can cause death
Lab tests measured the lethality of the pesticide before farmers used it.
在農民使用前，實驗室測試先測量了這種農藥的致命性。
pattern: the lethality of [substance]
Doctors worried about the virus's lethality after three patients died overnight.
三名病患在一夜之間死亡後，醫生開始擔心這種病毒的致命性。
collocation: virus's lethality
Experts compared the lethality of two snake venoms found near the village.
專家比較了在村子附近發現的兩種蛇毒的致命性。
Safety rules were tightened when tests revealed the gas's lethality.
檢測揭露這種氣體的致命性後，安全規定被收緊了。
Dr. Park discussed the poison's lethality at the hospital meeting.
Park 醫師在醫院會議上討論了這種毒藥的致命性。
- deadliness
very close in meaning, but this word is less technical and sounds more everyday
- toxicity
narrower; usually about poisonous substances or harmful chemical effects
- danger
much broader; something can be dangerous without being likely to kill
- harmlessness
the quality of not causing injury or death
文法句型
the lethality of [something]
measure lethality
reduce lethality
用法筆記
Usually uncountable and most common in scientific, medical, military, and safety writing. It often appears in patterns such as 'the lethality of the gas' when people compare how likely different dangers are to kill.