precipitous
英 [pr?'s?p?t?s]
美[pr?'s?p?t?s]
- adj. 險(xiǎn)峻的；急躁的，魯莽的
TEM8TOEFL低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?precipitously;
助記提示
1. => headfirst (downward).
中文詞源
precipitous 陡峭的，倉(cāng)促的，貿(mào)然的
來(lái)自precipitate,一頭栽下，-ous,形容詞后綴。引申詞義陡峭的，倉(cāng)促的，貿(mào)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(yǔ)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(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The stock market's precipitous drop frightened foreign investors.
- 股票市場(chǎng)的猛跌嚇壞了國(guó)外投資者。
來(lái)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(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. Could there be a mountain more precipitous than this?
- 山之險(xiǎn)峻,寧有逾此?
來(lái)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(lái)有一條險(xiǎn)峻的小路.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》