mortality /moɚˈtæləti/ noun plural mortalities
plural mortalities
Learner's definition of MORTALITY
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[noncount] : the quality or state of being a person or thing that is alive and therefore certain to die : the quality or state of being mortal必死性;终有一死 — opposite immortality 2
: the death of a person, animal, etc.死亡 [count]
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[noncount] : the number of deaths that occur in a particular time or place死亡率 -
a decrease in cancer mortality [=a decrease in the number of people dying from cancer]癌症死亡率的下降
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The government is trying to reduce infant mortality. = The government is trying to reduce the mortality rate among infants. [=trying to reduce the number of infants who die each year]政府正在努力降低婴儿死亡率。