risk-averse
adjective/ˈrɪsk əvɜːs/
/ˈrɪsk əvɜːrs/
- not willing to do something if it is possible that something bad could happen as a result
不愿冒风险的 - We live in a risk-averse culture.
我们生活在没有冒险精神的文化中。 - In business you cannot be innovative and risk-averse at the same time.
经商不可能既要创新又不肯冒险。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRisk-averse is used with these nouns:- investor
- We live in a risk-averse culture.