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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries重伤
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhòng shāng
"重伤患者被送往医院。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Describing a person who has sustained severe injuries that are life-threatening and require immediate medical attention.
"The paramedics rushed the critically wounded patient to the hospital." - 2
Referring to a situation where the injuries sustained are so severe that the person's survival is uncertain.
"After the accident, several critically wounded individuals were transported to various hospitals."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'critically wounded' combines 'critical', derived from the Greek 'kritikos', meaning 'able to judge', and 'wounded', from Old English 'wundian', meaning 'to injure'. The phrase evolved in medical contexts to describe severe injuries that pose an immediate threat to life.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Critically Wounded" is said worldwide
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gravement blessé
Transliteration: gravement blessé
"Le patient gravement blessé a été transporté à l'hôpital."
kritisch verletzt
Transliteration: kritisch verletzt
"Der kritisch verletzte Patient wurde ins Krankenhaus gebracht."
gravemente ferito
Transliteration: gravemente ferito
"Il paziente gravemente ferito è stato trasportato in ospedale."
gravemente herido
Transliteration: gravemente herido
"El paciente gravemente herido fue llevado al hospital."
gravemente ferido
Transliteration: gravemente ferido
"O paciente gravemente ferido foi levado ao hospital."
गंभीर रूप से घायल
Transliteration: gambhīr rūp se gāyāl
"गंभीर रूप से घायल मरीज को अस्पताल ले जाया गया।"
重伤
Transliteration: zhòng shāng
"重伤患者被送往医院。"
중상
Transliteration: jung-sang
"중상 환자가 병원으로 이송되었습니다."
重傷
Transliteration: じゅうしょう
"重傷の患者が病院に運ばれました。"
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