记忆方法
谐音记忆法：mortal=魔头。大魔头，说明很致命，会咬人命的呢。
双解例句
小知识
You are a mortal because you are mortal. This means that you are an individual destined to die because you are susceptible to death.
The word mortal has one of the most ancient genealogies of any word in English or any other language. It is related to English words like “murder” and “mortuary,” and to the French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian words for “death.” Something that can kill you can also be described as mortal. If you're in mortal danger, you're in a deadly situation. Action heroes often think they are dealing their enemy a mortal blow, but sometimes the enemy manages to come back to life. People are called mortals because at some point, they die.
实用短语
常用短语
单词用法
词根词缀
词根: mort
=death,表示”死”
adj.
morbid 病态的,不正常的morb=mort死+id……的→像死一样→疾病的
moribund 即将结束的,垂死的mori=mort死+bund=bound边界→死的边界
mortuary 死亡的mort死+u+ary场所→放尸体的地方
postmortem 死后的, 死后发生的post后+mort死+em→死后的→死后检查尸体
n.
mortal 凡人mort死+al人→终有一死的人→凡人
mortuary 停尸间,太平间mort死+u+ary场所→放尸体的地方
postmortem 尸体检查, 验尸post后+mort死+em→死后的→死后检查尸体
n.&v.
mortgage 抵押[借款]mort死+gage抵押品→抵押品不能动,像死的
v.
immortalize 使不灭,使不朽,使名垂千古immortal[adj.不朽的]+ize表动词→v.使不灭,使不朽,使名垂千古
mortify 使屈辱,使痛心mort死+ify使……→使人想死→羞辱[别人]