fatality
n
1 [C] death caused by accident or in war, etc (事故或戰爭等造成的)死亡
There have been ten swimming fatalities (ie Ten people have lost their lives while swimming) this summer. 今年夏季已有十人游泳遇溺.
2 [U] sense of being controlled by fate(1) 天數; 命中注定
There was a strange fatality about their both losing their jobs on the same day. 他們兩人同一天失去工作, 真是天意叵測.
3 [U] fatal influence; deadliness 致死的作用; 致命性
the fatality of certain diseases 某些疾病之致命性.