early 13c., "apt to move," from un- (1) "not" + stable (adj.). Similar formation in Middle High German unstabel. Meaning "liable to fall" is recorded from c. 1300; sense of "fickle" is attested from late 13c. An Old English word for this was feallendlic, which might have become *fally.
雙語例句
1. Their politics consisted of unstable power-plays between rival groups.
他們的政治活動包括競爭團(tuán)體間反復(fù)多變的打壓行動。
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2. The situation is unstable and potentially dangerous.
情況不穩(wěn)定，可能有危險。
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3. She was physically delicate and psy-chologically unstable.
她身體孱弱，心理上也不夠穩(wěn)定。
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4. Both clay and sandstone are unstable rock formations.
黏土和砂巖都是不牢固的巖石構(gòu)造。
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5. Europe had become infinitely more unstable and fragmented.