fatal

fatal
[ˈfeɪt(ə)l]
adjective
  1. causing death
    致命的
    a fatal accident.
    一次死亡事故。
    ■leading to failure or disaster
    导致失败的;灾难性的
    there were three fatal flaws in the strategy.
    这个策略有三个致命的缺点。
派生
fatally
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the senses 'destined by fate' and 'ominous'): from Old French, or from Latin fatalis, from fatum (see fate)
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