thương vong
Definition
- Noun:
- Casualties: The collective term for people who are killed, wounded, or injured, especially in a war, accident, or disaster. It encompasses both the dead and the injured.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trận động đất gây ra thương vong lớn. (The earthquake caused heavy casualties.)
- Số thương vong trong trận chiến vẫn chưa được xác định. (The casualty count from the battle has not yet been determined.)
- Các bác sĩ đang cố gắng giảm thiểu thương vong. (The doctors are trying to minimize casualties.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is most commonly used in formal, journalistic, or military contexts to report on the human cost of conflicts, accidents, or catastrophes. It is a neutral, factual term.
Variants and Related Words
Thương vong dân sự (n): Civilian casualties.
- Chiến dịch này dẫn đến nhiều thương vong dân sự. (This campaign led to many civilian casualties.)
Tỷ lệ thương vong (n): Casualty rate.
- Tỷ lệ thương vong của bệnh dịch rất cao. (The disease's casualty rate is very high.)
Synonyms
- Casualties: The most direct and common equivalent.
- Losses: Often used in military contexts (e.g., "suffer heavy losses").
- Victims: Can be used, but is broader and emphasizes suffering rather than the statistical count.
Related Idioms
- itself is a formal compound word and is not typically used in idiomatic expressions. It is used literally to describe the state of being wounded or dead.