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.
双语例句
1. The vital clue to the killer's identity was his nickname, Peanuts.
查明杀手身份的重要线索是他的外号叫“花生”.
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2. Officials failed to pass vital information to their superiors.
官员们没有将重要信息汇报给他们的上司。
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3. Support from those closest to you is vital in these trying times.
在这些困难的时刻，最亲近的人给予你的支持至关重要。
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4. His function is vital to the accomplishment of the agency's mission.
要完成该机构的使命，他的作用至关重要。
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5. They believed ancient Greece and Rome were vital sources of learning.