precipitous
英 [pr?'s?p?t?s]
美 [pr?'s?p?t?s]
助記提示
1. => headfirst (downward).
中文詞源
precipitous 陡峭的，倉促的，貿然的來自precipitate,一頭栽下，-ous,形容詞后綴。引申詞義陡峭的，倉促的，貿然的。
英文詞源
- precipitous (adj.)
- 1640s, "rash, headlong," from obsolete French precipiteux (16c.), from Vulgar Latin *praecipitosus, from praecipitare (see precipitation). Related: Precipitously; precipitousness.
雙語例句
- 1. Meryl's health started a precipitous decline.
- 梅里爾的健康狀況開始急劇下降。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The stock market's precipitous drop frightened foreign investors.
- 股票市場的猛跌嚇壞了國外投資者。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. a precipitous drop at the side of the road
- 道路一旁陡降的坡面
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. Could there be a mountain more precipitous than this?
- 山之險峻,寧有逾此?
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. A precipitous path led down the cliff.
- 從峭壁上下來有一條險峻的小路.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》