precipice

音标['presipis] 读音

汉语翻译

n. 悬崖, 绝壁, 险境

英语解释:

名词 precipice:

  1. a very steep cliff

例句:

  1. Do not seat your love upon a precipice because it is high.
    不要因为峭壁是高的,便让你的爱情坐在峭壁上。
  2. In 1939 everyone felt Europe was on the edge of the precipice.
    在1939年,当时人人都感到欧洲处于极度危险的境地。

详细解释:


prec.i.pice

n.(名词)
An overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock, such as a crag or the face of a cliff.
悬崖:悬崖或极其陡峭的岩石,如岩崖或悬崖壁
The brink of a dangerous or disastrous situation:
濒危点:一危险或灾难性情况的边缘:
例句:
on the precipice of defeat.
处于失败的边缘


来源:
French précipice
法语 précipice
from Latin praecipitium
源自 拉丁语 praecipitium
from praeceps praecipit- [headlong] * see precipitate
源自 praeceps praecipit- [头向前地(的)] *参见 precipitate


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