"fatality" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 死亡（多指事故或災難造成）

Definition

因事故、災難或暴力造成的死亡。常用於新聞報導或死亡人數統計中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Fatality” 比 “death” 更正式且不帶感情色彩，常見如“交通事故致死”。親友去世時不用，用“death”或“loss”。

Examples

There was one fatality in the accident.

事故中有一例**死亡**。

The flood caused several fatalities.

洪水造成多起**死亡**。

The report listed ten fatalities from the fire.

報告中列出火災有十起**死亡**。

Unfortunately, last night's storm led to another road fatality.

不幸的是，昨晚的暴風雨又導致一起道路**死亡**事件。

Each year, winter brings a rise in traffic fatalities.

每年冬天，交通**死亡**人數會增加。

Checkpoints were set up around the city to reduce possible fatalities.

城市設立了檢查站以減少可能的**死亡**。