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lethal

/lˈiθəl/ やや難 頻度 6907位

意味

  1. 死をもたらす,致死の;死をもたらす目的の

語源

英語の原文(Wiktionary)

Learned borrowing from Latin lētālis (“deadly, mortal, fatal”), improperly written lēthālis, from lētum (“death”), improperly written as lēthum, from a supposed connection with Ancient Greek λήθη (lḗthē, “oblivion, forgetfulness”).

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