precipitous

• adj. 险峻的；急躁的，鲁莽的

来自precipitate,一头栽下，-ous,形容词后缀。引申词义陡峭的，仓促的，贸然的。

precipitous (adj.)

1640s, "rash, headlong," from obsolete French precipiteux (16c.), from Vulgar Latin *praecipitosus, from praecipitare (see precipitation). Related: Precipitously; precipitousness.

1. Meryl's health started a precipitous decline.

梅里尔的健康状况开始急剧下降。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The stock market's precipitous drop frightened foreign investors.

股票市场的猛跌吓坏了国外投资者。

来自柯林斯例句

3. a precipitous drop at the side of the road

道路一旁陡降的坡面

来自《权威词典》

4. Could there be a mountain more precipitous than this?

山之险峻,宁有逾此?

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. A precipitous path led down the cliff.

从峭壁上下来有一条险峻的小路.

来自《简明英汉词典》