to overcome all but the most instantly fatal illnesses and accidents.
了暴病而死或意外事故外，至少足以克服一切一般疾病和事故。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 37 The process of ageing
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
vt.& vi. 戰勝，克服;壓倒，制服，…不堪;
vt. 被（煙、感情等）熏[壓]倒，使受不了;
vi. 受到…的極大影響;
?? over在上，在外+come來→來到上面→戰勝，克服
"They would overcome them with their wit."
他們將用智慧戰勝這些困難。
近義：master, overpower, overwhelm, pip, subdue, subjugate
adv. 立即，馬上，立刻;馬上地;即刻地;立即地;
conj. 一…就;
?? instant立即 + ly 副詞后綴→ 立即地\r\n
"an instantly forgettable tune"
轉瞬即忘的曲調
近義：immediately, instantaneously, instanter, pronto, shortly, straightaway
反義：later, next, presently, shortly, soon, subsequently
adj. 致命的，攸關的;毀滅性的，嚴重的;命中注定的;重大的;
?? fat+al(形容詞后綴)→致命的；毀滅性的；重大的
"We dealt the enemy a fatal blow ."
我們給敵人以致命的打擊。
近義：lethal, mortal, noxious, terminal, mortiferous, fell
反義：nonmalignant, jammy, lucky, privileged, successful, happy