jeopardy

名词 jeopardy:

1. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
   同义词：hazard, peril, risk, endangerment

1. For a moment his life was in jeopardy.
   他的生命一度陷入危险中。
2. A fall in demand for oil tankers has put jobs in jeopardy.
   油轮需求量的下降使很多工作职位受到威胁。
3. I am in jeopardy.
   我的处境很危险。

jeop.ard.y

n.（名词）
【复数】 jeop.ard.ies
Risk of loss or injury; peril or danger.
危险：损失或受伤的危险；危难或危险
Law A defendant`s risk or danger of conviction when put on trial.
【法律】 被告在法庭上有被判罪的危险

来源：
Middle English juperti
中古英语 juperti
from Old French jeu parti [even game, uncertainty]
源自 古法语 jeu parti [甚至游戏，不确定]
jeu [game] from Latin iocus [joke, game] * see yek-
jeu [游戏] 源自 拉丁语 iocus [玩笑，游戏] *参见 yek-
parti [past participle of] partir [to divide] from Latin partore from pars part- [part] * see part
parti [] partir的过去分词 [分离] 源自 拉丁语 partore 源自 pars part- [部分] *参见 part