vital

英 ['va?t(?)l] 美['va?tl]

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比較級:?more vital;最高級:?most vital;

vital 有生命力的

來自拉丁語vita,生命，來自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叫“花生”.

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

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

4. His function is vital to the accomplishment of the agency's mission.: 要完成該機構的使命，他的作用至關重要。

5. They believed ancient Greece and Rome were vital sources of learning.: 他們認為古代希臘羅馬是知識的重要發源地。