precipice

英 ['presɪpɪs] 美 ['prɛsəpɪs]
  • n. 悬崖;绝壁;险境

助记提示


1. pre- "before, forth" + cipit- => precipit- => precipic- (进入法语后的音变变体) + -e => precipice.
2. 本义为:头向前、朝前倾斜。很显然这就是顶部朝前倾斜,顶部向前突出,这就很像悬崖的样子了,所以由此就引申为:悬崖,峭壁。又由此引申为被逼到悬崖边上的那种危险情况。

双语例句


1. The hut hung half over the edge of the precipice.
那间小屋有一半悬在峭壁边上.

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2. They were perilously close to the edge of the precipice.
他们离悬崖边很近,十分危险.

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3. A slight carelessness on this precipice could cost a man his life.
在这悬崖上稍一疏忽,就会使人丧生.

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4. Watching him climb up the precipice, everybody was breathless with anxiety.
看着他往悬崖上爬, 大家都捏一把汗.

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5. The climber fell down a precipice.
爬山者跌下了悬崖.

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