precipitous

汉语翻译

a. 陡峭的, 轻率的

词型变化

名词:precipitousness 副词:precipitously 

英语解释

形容词 precipitous:

done with very great haste and without due deliberation同义词：hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitantcharacterized by precipicesextremely steep同义词：abrupt, sharp

例句

From a precipitous height we look at the town spread out below.我们从险峻的高处眺望铺展在下面的城镇。A precipitous path led down the mountainside.沿着山腰下来有一条陡峭的山路。We have a precipitous climb to the peak.我们向着陡峭山顶攀登。

详细解释

pre.cip.i.tous

adj.（形容词）
Resembling a precipice; extremely steep.See Synonyms at steep
险峻的：类似悬崖的；极其陡峭的参见 steep
Having several precipices:
多悬崖的：
例句：
a precipitous bluff.
多悬崖的绝壁

Usage Problem Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate:See Usage Note at precipitate
【用法疑难】 急促的，急速的：极其迅速、急促或突然的；急转直下的参见 precipitate

来源：
Probably from precipitious
可能源自 precipitious
from Latin praecipitium [precipice] * see precipice
源自 拉丁语 praecipitium [悬崖] *参见 precipice

【引伸】
precip.itously
adv.（副词）
precip.itousness
n.（名词）