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