precarious

pre·car·i·ous

P0508100 (prĭ-kâr′ē-əs)adj.1. Dangerously lacking in security or stability: a precarious posture; precarious footing on the ladder.2. Subject to chance or unknown conditions: "His kingdom was still precarious; the Danes far from subdued" (Christopher Brooke).3. Based on uncertain, unwarranted, or unproved premises: a precarious solution to a difficult problem.4. Archaic Dependent on the will or favor of another.

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[From Latin precārius, obtained by entreaty, uncertain, from precārī, to entreat; see pray.]

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pre·car′i·ous·ly adv.pre·car′i·ous·ness n.

precarious

(prɪˈkɛərɪəs) adj1. liable to failure or catastrophe; insecure; perilous2. archaic dependent on another's will[C17: from Latin precārius obtained by begging (hence, dependent on another's will), from prex prayer¹] preˈcariously adv preˈcariousness n

pre•car•i•ous

(prɪˈkɛər i əs)

adj. 1. dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain: a precarious livelihood. 2. dangerous because insecure or unsteady. 3. based upon insufficient evidence. 4. dependent on the will of another. [1640–50; < Latin precārius. See prayer¹] pre•car′i•ous•ly, adv. pre•car′i•ous•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	precarious - affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce"unstableuneasy - lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance; "farmers were uneasy until rain finally came"; "uneasy about his health"; "gave an uneasy laugh"; "uneasy lies the head that wears the crown"; "an uneasy coalition government"; "an uneasy calm"; "an uneasy silence fell on the group"
	2.	precarious - fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery"parlous, perilous, touch-and-godangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
	3.	precarious - not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage"shakyunsafe, insecure - lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future"

precarious

adjective1. insecure, dangerous, uncertain, tricky, risky, doubtful, dubious, unsettled, dodgy (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. informal), unstable, unsure, hazardous, shaky, hairy (slang), perilous, touch and go, dicey (informal, chiefly Brit.), chancy (informal), built on sand Our financial situation had become precarious.
insecure certain, safe, secure, stable, dependable2. dangerous, unstable, shaky, slippery, insecure, unsafe, unreliable, unsteady They crawled up a precarious rope ladder.
dangerous secure, stable, steady, reliable

precarious

adjective1. Not physically steady or firm:rickety, shaky, tottering, tottery, unstable, unsteady, wobbly.2. Lacking stability:infirm, insecure, shaky, tottering, tottery, unstable, unsteady, unsure, weak, wobbly.

Translations

不安全的危险的

precarious

(priˈkeəriəs) adjective insecure; risky or dangerous. 不安全的，充滿危險的，危險的 不安全的，危险的 preˈcariously adverb 不安全地，不可靠地 不可靠地preˈcariousness noun 不安全，充滿危險 不安全