- archaic or humorous full of danger or uncertainty; precarious〈古或幽默〉充满危险的; 不可预料的; 不稳定的:
the parlous state of the economy
经济的不稳定状态
the General's position was parlous.
将军的地位岌岌可危。
- archaic greatly or excessively〈古〉极其, 非常:
she is parlous handsome.
她非常端庄。
派生词
parlously
adverbparlousness
noun词源
late Middle English: contraction of PERILOUS.