(1) 致命的(causing death) [A (to)]：a～accident/disease/blow 致命的事故/疾病/打擊;The man's wound was/proved～. 那個人所受的傷是/證明是致命的。The scandal was～to the politician's political future. 丑聞對于那個政治家的政治前途是致命的。〖同〗deadly，mortal;〖反〗 harmless，slight，minor;
(2) 毀滅(破壞)性的(causing ruin or destruction，disastrous) [A (to)]：make a～mistake 犯災(zāi)難性的錯誤;The politician's failure in the elections was/proved～to him. 那個政治家在選舉中的失敗對他來說是/證明是毀滅性的。〖同〗 ruinous，destructive，disastrous;〖反〗 constructive，beneficial，helpful;
→′fatally adv 致命地，毀滅性地;′fatalness n 致命，不幸;′fatalism n 宿命論;′fatalist n 宿命論者;?fata′listic adj 宿命(論)的;?fata′listically adv 宿命地;fa′tality n 命運(yùn)，災(zāi)難;′fatalize v 使受命運(yùn)支配;
【辨異】 fatal與deadly和mortal 的區(qū)別見 DEADLY。