casualty

casualty

英 ['kæʒjʊəltɪ; -zj-]
　　美 ['kæʒuəlti]

n. 意外事故；傷亡人員；急診室

中文詞源：

casualty 傷者，遇難者

來自詞根cad, 掉落，詞源同case, accident.原指偶然傷亡者，不幸者。

例句：

1. There are fears that the casualty toll may be higher.
有人擔心傷亡總數可能會更高。

2. I was taken to casualty at St Thomas's Hospital.
我被送往聖·托馬斯醫院的急救室。

3. Training includes realistic simulation of casualty procedures.
培訓包括對急救過程的真實模擬。

4. Mr. Jones was the first casualty of the firm's cut - backs.
瓊斯先生在公司裁員中是第一個受害者.

5. Casualty lists were published the day after the train accident.
傷亡名單在火車意外事故的第二天就公佈瞭.