high-stakes

/ˌhaɪˈsteɪks/· adj.

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Chinese meaning

高gāo风fēng险xiǎn的de;利lì害hài攸yōu关guān的de

风fēng险xiǎn极jí大dà、后hòu果guǒ严yán重zhòng的de

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指zhǐ容róng错cuò率lǜ低dī、出chū错cuò代dài价jià大dà的de翻fān译yì工gōng作zuò

Example

AI dominates the translation business, but for high-stakes work, humans are still needed.

AI主zhǔ导dǎo着zhe翻fān译yì行háng业yè,但dàn对duì于yú利lì害hài攸yōu关guān的de工gōng作zuò,仍réng然rán需xū要yào人rén工gōng。

Source: BBC · 13 Oct 2026

Background ✎

AI已yǐ经jīng主zhǔ导dǎo了le翻fān译yì行háng业yè,但dàn在zài利lì害hài攸yōu关guān的de高gāo风fēng险xiǎn工gōng作zuò中zhōng,仍réng然rán需xū要yào人rén工gōng译yì员yuán。

Roots · etymology

stake 源自古英语 staca(木桩),引申为赌注

  • high(高)+ stakes(赌注,复数)

Collocations

  • high-stakes negotiation / high-stakes decision / high-stakes game

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