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mor·tal·ityBrE /mɔːˈtæləti/ NAmE /mɔːrˈtæləti/ noun (plural mor·tal·ities) [U ]the state of being human and not living for ever 生命的有限◆ After her mother's death , she became acutely aware of her own mortality . 她母亲去世后，她开始强烈意识到自己的生命是有限的。[U ]the number of deaths in a particular situation or period of time 死亡数量；死亡率◆ the infant mortality rate (= the number of babies that die at or just after birth )婴儿死亡率◆ Mortality from lung cancer is still increasing . 死于肺癌的人数仍在上升。[C ](specialist ) a death 死亡◆ hospital mortalities (= deaths in hospital )医院里的死亡数字 |