lethal的词源

英文词源

lethal (adj.)

1580s, from Late Latin lethalis, alteration of Latin letalis "deadly, fatal," from letum "death," of uncertain origin. Form altered in Late Latin by association with lethes hydor "water of oblivion" in Hades in Greek mythology, from Greek lethe "forgetfulness."

中文词源

lethal：致命的

来自拉丁语letum,死亡，词源不详。可能同Lethe,冥河，地狱，引申词义死去的，致命的。

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