casualty的词源

英文词源

casualty (n.)

early 15c., "chance, accident; incidental charge," from casual (adj.) on model of royalty, penalty, etc. Casuality had some currency 16c.-17c. but is now obsolete. Meaning "losses in numbers from a military or other troop" is from late 15c. Meaning "an inpidual killed, wounded, or lost in battle" is from 1844.

中文词源

casualty：伤者，遇难者

来自词根cad, 掉落，词源同case, accident.原指偶然伤亡者，不幸者。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：casualty 词源，casualty 含义。

casualty：伤亡人员；受害人，牺牲品

词根词缀： -cas- 降临,发生 + -ual 形容词词尾 + -ty 名词词尾

词义辨异：the injured 指事故中的受伤者; the wounded 指战争中的伤员;casualties 指伤亡人员,无论事故,战争或自然灾害都适用。