pre·car·i·ous
adjective/prɪˈkeəriəs/
/prɪˈkeriəs/
- (of a situation) not safe or certain; dangerous
不稳的；不确定的；不保险的；危险的 - He earned a precarious living as an artist.
作为一个艺术家，他过的是朝不保夕的生活。 - The museum is in a financially precarious position.
这家博物馆的财政状况不稳定。 - The world is a precarious and unstable place.
世界是一个岌岌可危、不稳定的地方。 - They have a somewhat precarious existence.
他们的生存有些不稳定。
- He earned a precarious living as an artist.
- likely to fall or cause somebody to fall
摇摇欲坠的；不稳固的 - That ladder looks very precarious.
那梯子看来摇摇晃晃的。 - The path down to the beach is very precarious in wet weather.
通往海滨的小路在雨天非常湿滑危险。
- That ladder looks very precarious.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin precarius ‘obtained by entreaty’ (from prex, prec- ‘prayer’) + -ous.