Precipice
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- n. 悬崖
- ［英］ n. 悬崖 ( a very steep or overhanging place)
- ［类］ precipice : steepness / defile : narrowness ( 断崖很险峻 / 狭谷很狭窄)
- ［记］ pre ( 前面) +cip ( 落下) +ice -> 前面 ( 突然) 落下 -> 悬崖
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun
- Etymology: French, from Middle French, from Latin praecipitium, from praecipit-, praeceps headlong, from prae- + caput head — more at head
- Date: 1613
- 1. a very steep or overhanging place
- 2. a hazardous situation; broadly brink
