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deadly(adj.)

古英语 deadlic “致命的,会死亡的”,也指“致死的”; 参见 dead-ly(1)。指“有杀伤力”的意思始于14世纪晚期(古英语中的这个词包括 deaðbærlicdeaðberende)。相关词汇: Deadliness

Deadly means that which inflicts death; deathly, that which resembles death. We properly of a deadly poison, and of deathly paleness. [Adams Sherman Hill, "The Principles of Rhetoric," 1886]
Deadly 意味着造成死亡的东西; deathly 意味着类似于死亡的东西。我们适当地使用 deadly 毒药和 deathly 苍白。[亚当斯·谢尔曼·希尔,《修辞学原理》,1886年]