precipice
音标['presipis]
汉语翻译
n. 悬崖, 绝壁, 险境
英语解释
名词 precipice:
- a very steep cliff
例句
- 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。
- 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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