【根】mort＝death（死）

記憶方法：魔頭 歿的本義是“擊打致死”，引申義是“死于非命”、“死于意外”。

Voldemort 哈迷都認識哈，音譯伏地魔，來自法語vol de mort ,字面意思就是飛離死亡。vol-fly，volleyball都認識哈，字面意思就是飛的球。

mortal
Liable or subject to death.
Of or relating to humankind; human: the mortal limits of understanding.
Of, relating to, or accompanying death: mortal throes.
Causing death; fatal: a mortal wound. See Synonyms at fatal.
Fighting or fought to the death; unrelenting: a mortal enemy; a mortal attack.
Of great intensity or severity; dire: mortal terror.
A human.
adj.
1. 終有一死的; (臨)死的
2. 致命的
3. 世間的, 凡人的; 人類的
4. 你死我活的, 不共戴天的; 非殺不可的
5. 用來加強語氣
n. 終有一死的人, 凡人, 人類

例句：
It's beyond mortal power to bring a dead man back to life.
要死人復活非凡人所能為。
She lives in mortal terror of her husband's anger.
她極度害怕她丈夫發脾氣。
He is my mortal enemy.
他是我不共戴天的敵人。

mortality
The quality or condition of being mortal.
Mortals considered as a group; the human race.
Death, especially of large numbers; heavy loss of life: the mortality wrought by an epidemic.
Death rate.
The rate of failure or loss
n.
1. 致命性; 死亡率
2. 大量死亡; 失敗率
3. 人, 人類
4. 必死的命運

例句：
The mortality from lung cancer is increasing.
肺癌死亡人數在增多。

immortal
Not subject to death: immortal deities; the immortal soul.
Never to be forgotten; everlasting: immortal words.
Of or relating to immortality.
Biology. Capable of indefinite growth or division. Used of cells in culture.
One not subject to death.
One whose fame is enduring.
adj.
1. 不死的; 永生的, 不朽的
2. [口]永久的, 不變的
3. 神的; 神圣的
n. 不朽的人物, 流芳百世的人

例句：
Shakespeare is one of the immortals.
莎士比亞是不朽的人物之一。

immortality
The quality or condition of being immortal.
Endless life or existence.
Enduring fame.
n.
1 不死,不朽 [不滅] 的性質,永恒性; 永遠的生命
2 不朽的名聲

例句：
The Greeks believed in the immortality of their gods.
希臘人相信他們的神是永生的。
He has achieved immortality.
他獲得了永垂不朽的聲名。

mortgage
A temporary, conditional pledge of property to a creditor as security for performance of an obligation or repayment of a debt.
A contract or deed specifying the terms of a mortgage.
The claim of a mortgagee upon mortgaged property.
To pledge or convey (property) by means of a mortgage.
To make subject to a claim or risk; pledge against a doubtful outcome
n.
1. 抵押
2. 抵押單據
3. 義務; 精神負擔
vt.
1. 抵押
2. 誓約; 獻身于
3. 使有義務

例句：
The bank refused to accept any mortgage on land.
銀行拒絕接受任何土地抵押。
The house was mortgaged to the bank for fifty thousand dollars.
這所房子抵押給銀行借得五萬元。

背景知識
“按揭”一詞是英文“Mortgage”的粵語音譯，指以房地產等實物資產或有價證券、契約等作抵押，獲得銀行貸款并依合同分期付清本息，貸款還清后銀行歸還抵押物。

gage engage保證；擔保
Something deposited or given as security against an obligation; a pledge.
Something, such as a glove, that is offered or thrown down as a pledge or challenge to fight.
A challenge.
To pledge as security.
To offer as a stake in a bet; wager.
n.
1.抵押品,擔保品
2.挑戰;象征挑戰而扔下的手套或帽子等
vt. 以…為擔保；以…為賭注

短語:
at (或in) gage 作為抵押品；抵押出去
in gage of 作為…的擔保(或抵押)
throw down a (或 the)gage (of battle) 挑戰，尋釁
under (或upon)gage of 以…作為擔保(或抵押)

mortgagor
One that mortgages property.
n. 抵押人（等于mortgager）

mortgagee
One that holds a mortgage
n. [會計] 承受抵押人；押入者貸款人