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59. mort [L]=

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death 死
有生就有死。拉丁语中表示死亡的单词是mors，它的属格mortis 为英语留下一个有不少同
根词的名词词根mort。常见的同根词有mortal，immortal，mortgage 和postmortem。

motral [mort=death 死；-al a.=having the nature 有……特性的→“having the nature of death
有死亡特性的”→] a.① that will suffer death 终有一死的：Man is martal.人终有一死。②
causing death, or fatal 致死的，致命的：a mortal wound 致命伤

▽mortality [mortal;-ity n.] n.必死性，致命性

immortal [im-(in-)=not 不；mortal a.必死的→] a.① not mortal 不朽的：The heroes of people are
immortal.人民英雄永垂不朽。② everlasting 永世的，长久的：immortal wisdom 永生大智

▽immortality [immortal;-ity n.] n.不朽；永存
immortalize [immortal;-ize v.] v.使不朽；使名垂千古

mortgage [mort=death 死；gage n.=pledge 抵押（品）→“a pledge given in case of one's death
为防死亡无法践约而作的抵押”→] Ⅰn. ① an agreement to give up property if one is unable
to pay 抵押协议：He signed a 80％mortgage for the new house.他签了百分之八十的抵押贷款
协议购新房。② money loaned to buy a house 购房抵押贷款：They bought the flat on a
mortgage.他们靠抵押贷款买了单元房。→Ⅱv. place (property) under a mortgage 抵押：Faust
mortgaged his soul to the devil.浮士德将灵魂抵押给魔鬼。

▽mortgagor [mortgag(e);-or n.] n.抵押人，押出人
mortgagee [mortgag(e);-ee n.] n.受押人，押入者

postmortem [post-=after 在……之后；mortem=death 死→] a. after death 死后的：postmortem
examination 验尸→n. examination of body after death 验尸，尸体解剖

mortify [mort=death 死；-i-;-fy v.=to make 使→“to make or put (someone) to death 使（某人）
想去死”→] v. humiliate (someone) by an injury to self-respect 羞辱，使丢脸：He was mortified
by his poor marks.他因成绩差感到丢脸。

▽mortification [mortif(y);-ication n.] n.受辱感；羞愧感

mortician [most=death 死；-ician (-an) n.=person 人→“a person who handles business of one's
death 料理死者事务的人”→] n. person who conducts burial and funeral services 殡葬业者：
Morticians make money from the alive.殡葬业赚的是活人的钱。
mortuary [mort=death 死；-u-;-ary n.=place 地点→“place provided for the death 为亡者提供
的场地”→] n. building for the bodies of the dead 太平间

▽premortuary [pre-;mortuary] a.葬礼前的

antemortem [ante-=before 在……之前；mortem=death 死亡→] a. before one's death;dying 死
前的；临死的：antemortem confession 临终忏悔

Death N Mort=Death One's Make 死 Nature A.①