precipitous

形容词 precipitous:

1. done with very great haste and without due deliberation
   同义词：hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitant
2. characterized by precipices
3. extremely steep
   同义词：abrupt, sharp

1. From a precipitous height we look at the town spread out below.
   我们从险峻的高处眺望铺展在下面的城镇。
2. A precipitous path led down the mountainside.
   沿着山腰下来有一条陡峭的山路。
3. We have a precipitous climb to the peak.
   我们向着陡峭山顶攀登。

pre.cip.i.tous

adj.（形容词）
Resembling a precipice; extremely steep.See Synonyms at steep
险峻的：类似悬崖的；极其陡峭的参见 steep
Having several precipices:
多悬崖的：
例句：
a precipitous bluff.
多悬崖的绝壁

Usage Problem Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate:See Usage Note at precipitate
【用法疑难】 急促的，急速的：极其迅速、急促或突然的；急转直下的参见 precipitate

来源：
Probably from precipitious
可能源自 precipitious
from Latin praecipitium [precipice] * see precipice
源自 拉丁语 praecipitium [悬崖] *参见 precipice

【引伸】
precip.itously
adv.（副词）
precip.itousness
n.（名词）