vital是什么意思

vital

英 ['va?t(?)l] 美 ['va?tl]

vital 有生命力的

來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)vita,生命，來(lái)自PIE*gweie,存活，詞源同biology,quick,vivid,zoo.

vital: vital: [14] Vital comes via Old French vital from Latin vītālis. This was a derivative of vīta ‘life’. And vīta went back ultimately to Latin vīvus ‘living’, source of English vivacious, vivid, etc. Viable [19] is also descended from vīta, and etymologically means ‘capable of life’.
=> viable, vitamin, vivid
vital (adj.): late 14c., "of or manifesting life," from Latin vitalis "of or belonging to life," from vita "life," related to vivere "to live," from PIE root *gweie- (1) "to live" (see bio-). The sense of "necessary or important" is from 1610s, via the notion of "essential to life" (late 15c.). Vital capacity recorded from 1852. Related: Vitally.

1. The vital clue to the killer's identity was his nickname, Peanuts.: 查明殺手身份的重要線索是他的外號(hào)叫“花生”.

2. Officials failed to pass vital information to their superiors.: 官員們沒(méi)有將重要信息匯報(bào)給他們的上司。

3. Support from those closest to you is vital in these trying times.: 在這些困難的時(shí)刻，最親近的人給予你的支持至關(guān)重要。

4. His function is vital to the accomplishment of the agency's mission.: 要完成該機(jī)構(gòu)的使命，他的作用至關(guān)重要。

5. They believed ancient Greece and Rome were vital sources of learning.: 他們認(rèn)為古代希臘羅馬是知識(shí)的重要發(fā)源地。