precarious

/pɹɪˈkɛəɹi.əs/· adjective

政治B2

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Chinese meaning

不稳定的;岌岌可危的

危wēi险xiǎn地dì不bù稳wěn固gù,随suí时shí可kě能néng垮kuǎ塌tā

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政zhèng治zhì处chǔ境jìng脆cuì弱ruò,随suí时shí可kě能néng失shī去qù立lì足zú点diǎn

Example

Vice President JD Vance is in a politically precarious spot.

副总统 JD 万斯正处于政治上岌岌可危的境地。

Source: The New York Times

Background ✎

万wàn斯sī主zhǔ导dǎo对duì伊yī朗lǎng核hé谈tán判pàn,但dàn特tè朗lǎng普pǔ频pín繁fán公gōng开kāi干gān预yù进jìn程chéng,令lìng万wàn斯sī的de政zhèng治zhì处chǔ境jìng愈yù发fā微wēi妙miào。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 precārius(乞求得来的),词根 prex(祈祷)

  • precārius(拉丁:靠祈求维持的)+ -ous(形容词后缀)

Collocations

  • precarious position / precarious situation / precarious balance

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