时间: 2025-06-11 10:30:57
美: [prɪˈkɛrɪəs]
英: [prɪ'keərɪəs]
adj. 危险的;不确定的
最后更新时间:2025-06-11 10:30:57
词源分析:该单词源自拉丁语“precarius”,意为“祈求的”或“依靠他人”的。它由前缀“pre-”(在……之前)和词根“carus”(珍贵的、亲爱的)组成,表示一种基于他人支持的脆弱状态。
历史背景:首次在英语中使用的时间可追溯到17世纪,用以描述一种依赖他人或不稳定的状态。
课本:在**的高中英语教材中,可能出现该词。牛津英语词典和美国的AP英语课程中也可能会涉及此词汇。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:在法律领域,可能用来描述不确定的法律地位,比如“precarious tenancy”(不稳定的租赁关系)。在科学领域,可能形容生态系统的脆弱性。
Living in a precarious environment can lead to mental health issues.
Many workers find themselves in precarious jobs without benefits.
The climbers were in a precarious position on the edge of the cliff.
The company's future remains precarious due to market fluctuations.
He made a precarious living by freelancing.
*. The precarious balance of the ecosystem is under threat from pollution.
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通过以上分析和学*方法,您可以更深入地理解和应用“precarious”这一单词。
[ADJ] If your situation is precarious, you are not in complete control of events and might fail in what you are doing at any moment. (情况) 不稳定的
例:Our financial situation had become precarious.我们的财政状况已经不稳定了。
[ADV] precariously 不稳定地
例:We lived precariously. I suppose I wanted to squeeze as much pleasure from each day as I possibly could.我们过着动荡不安的生活。我想我那时候是想从每一天中获取尽量多的快乐。
[ADJ] Something that is precarious is not securely held in place and seems likely to fall or collapse at any moment. 不稳固的
例:They looked really comical as they crawled up precarious ladders.他们爬上摇摇晃晃的梯子时,看起来真滑稽。
[ADV] precariously 不稳固地
例:One of my grocery bags was still precariously perched on the car bumper.我的一只购物袋还很不牢靠地悬挂在汽车保险杠上。