n.

1. （因意外事故的）死亡；死者；死亡事故；灾祸[C]
   It was a bad crash, but surprisingly there were no fatalities.

   这是一起严重的相撞事故，但却意外地无一死亡。

2. （疾病等）致命；不治[U]
   the fatality of certain diseases

   某些疾病的致命性

3. 宿命；命运[S]
   The modern world is dominated by a sense of fatality.

   现代社会为一种宿命意识所支配。

n.

1. an occurrence of death by accident, in war, or from disease.
2. helplessness in the face of fate.