อังกฤษ

fatality

gb/fətˈælɪti/ us/fətˈælɪti/
C1 อังกฤษ
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม formal C1 event
1

a death in an accident

a death, often in an accident or disaster

รูปแบบการใช้: [number] fatality/fatalities (in [event/place])
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse fatality (a death) with fatal (an adjective meaning causing death).
คำพ้องความหมาย
death (More general; fatality is common in reports about accidents or violence.) | loss of life (More formal and often used collectively.)
คำตรงข้าม
survival (The person lives rather than dies.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
a fatality occurred |a fatality was reported |a fatality in the crash |a workplace fatality |a traffic fatality |a road fatality |civilian fatalities |fatalities and injuries |confirmed fatalities |prevent fatalities
หัวข้อ
news |health |safety |law_and_crime
ตัวอย่าง
  • The storm caused three fatalities along the coast.
  • Police confirmed one fatality in the multi-vehicle crash.
  • The building collapse resulted in multiple fatalities.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
  • There was one fatality in the accident.
  • The fire caused two fatalities.
คำนาม formal C1 entity
2

a person who was killed

a person who died in an accident or attack

รูปแบบการใช้: one of the fatalities (from [event])
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Do not use fatality for someone who is injured but alive; use injured person or casualty instead.
คำพ้องความหมาย
victim (More personal and broader; can include non-fatal harm.) | casualty (Can mean injured or killed; fatality refers only to deaths.)
คำตรงข้าม
survivor (A person who lived through the incident.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
one of the fatalities |identify the fatalities |the fatalities were named |the fatalities included |families of the fatalities
หัวข้อ
news |health |safety |law_and_crime
ตัวอย่าง
  • Two of the fatalities were children, officials said.
  • The identities of the fatalities have not yet been released.
  • Several fatalities were tourists visiting the area.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
  • The news reported three fatalities.
  • One of the fatalities was a driver.
คำนาม formal C1 quantity
3

the number of people killed

how many people died

รูปแบบการใช้: fatalities (from [event]) rose to [number]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Fatalities is often plural when meaning a total number; learners may incorrectly use it as an adjective (e.g., 'fatalities accident').
คำพ้องความหมาย
death toll (Very common for totals after disasters or conflicts.) | mortality (More technical and often broader (e.g., mortality in a population).)
คำตรงข้าม
zero deaths (No one died.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
fatalities rose to |fatalities climbed |fatalities dropped |fatalities remain unknown |fatalities are expected to |fatalities were avoided |report fatalities |estimate fatalities
หัวข้อ
news |statistics |health |safety
ตัวอย่าง
  • After the second quake, fatalities rose to at least 200.
  • Officials warned that fatalities could increase as search teams reach remote villages.
  • The report compares annual fatalities across different industries.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
  • Fatalities increased after the storm.
  • The city reported zero fatalities.
คำนาม formal C2 property
4

the quality of causing death

how likely something is to cause death

รูปแบบการใช้: the fatality of [disease/poison/weapon]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
This meaning is less common than 'a death' and is mainly used in technical or formal writing.
คำพ้องความหมาย
lethality (More technical, often used in scientific contexts.) | deadliness (More general and descriptive.)
คำตรงข้าม
harmlessness (Not able to cause harm or death.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
the fatality of the disease |the fatality of the toxin |fatality varies |reduce fatality
หัวข้อ
health |science |safety
ตัวอย่าง
  • Researchers compared the fatality of different strains of the virus.
  • The report discusses the fatality of the pesticide at high doses.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
  • This chemical has high fatality at large doses.
คำนาม literary C2 abstract
5

the power of fate

the feeling that fate controls events

รูปแบบการใช้: a sense of fatality
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
This meaning is rare in modern everyday English; most uses refer to deaths in accidents or violence.
คำพ้องความหมาย
fatalism (The standard modern term for this idea.)
คำตรงข้าม
free will (The belief that choices, not fate, control outcomes.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
a sense of fatality |the fatality of the moment |an air of fatality
หัวข้อ
literature |beliefs
ตัวอย่าง
  • The novel is filled with a sense of fatality, as if the ending cannot be changed.
  • He spoke with quiet fatality, convinced that disaster was inevitable.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
fatality
IPA
GB/fətˈælɪti/
US/fətˈælɪti/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
fatal - ity (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ity)
รูปคำ
Noun
  • Base: fatality
  • Plural: fatalities, fatality
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
fatalities noun
Core family
fatal adjective B2 fatally adverb
Related words
fate noun B1 fateful adjective fated adjective
Negative and opposite forms
nonfatal adjective
Advanced or less common
fatalism noun fatalist noun fatalistic adjective
วลีและสำนวน

fatality rate

1
/fətˈælɪti ɹˈeɪt/
fixed phrase formal

rate of deaths in a group

the percentage or rate of deaths

ตัวอย่าง
  • Doctors are monitoring the fatality rate among hospitalized patients.
  • The fatality rate dropped after the introduction of effective treatments.
  • Different countries report different fatality rates depending on testing and reporting.

mass fatality incident

1
/mˈæs fətˈælɪti ˈɪnsɪdənt/
fixed phrase technical

event with many deaths

a disaster where many people die

ตัวอย่าง
  • Hospitals reviewed their plans for a mass fatality incident.
  • The agency conducted a drill to prepare for a mass fatality incident.

no fatalities

1
/nˈoʊ fətˈælɪtiz/
fixed phrase formal

no one was killed

nobody died

ตัวอย่าง
  • There were no fatalities, but several people were treated for smoke inhalation.
  • Despite major damage, officials reported no fatalities.
  • The airline said there were no fatalities among passengers.

result in fatalities

1
/ɹɪzˈʌlt ˈɪn fətˈælɪtiz/
fixed phrase formal

cause deaths to happen

to cause people to die

ตัวอย่าง
  • The explosion resulted in two fatalities and dozens of injuries.
  • The heatwave resulted in fatalities among vulnerable residents.

traffic fatalities

1
/tɹˈæfɪk fətˈælɪtiz/
fixed phrase formal

deaths from road accidents

people who die in car or road accidents

ตัวอย่าง
  • Traffic fatalities have fallen since the new speed limits were introduced.
  • The city launched a campaign to reduce traffic fatalities.
  • Alcohol is a factor in many traffic fatalities.

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