Definition

1. 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.