precarious 形容某事是危险的或不安全的。比如:
- 抢救行动继续进行。但那梯子看来摇摇晃晃的。
The salvage operation went on. But that ladder looked very precarious. - 碰碰车的位置很危险,前轮悬在峭壁上面。
The bumper car was lodged in a very precarious way, with its front wheels hanging over the cliff.
该词出自拉丁语precarius(通过乞求或祈祷而获得),它的词根带有这样一层意思,即一个生活不安定的人依靠祈祷可以过上好日子。precarius的词源为拉丁语prex(祈祷)。
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