peril是什么意思,peril怎么用
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📰 外刊例句
Powerful computers will reshape humanity’s future. How to ensure the promise outweighs the perils ? 强大的电脑将重塑人类未来。如何确保希望大于危险?
—— 《经济学人》
—— 《纽约时报》
📖 基本释义
[noun] serious and immediate danger
[名词] 严重且紧迫的危险
💡 深入解读
Peril 一词源自拉丁语periculum(尝试、试验、实验;危险、风险),13世纪经古法语peril(危险、风险)进入英语, 也是用来表示“危险、风险、危害”,现在多作为一个正式用语或书面用语指迫在眉睫并可能造成重大损失和伤害的“重大危险、严重危险”,
比如:
The country's faltering economy is now in grave peril.这个国家摇摇欲坠的经济现在陷入了严重危机。
There was a tinge of smug self-satisfaction in her voice. She never felt that her life was in peril.她的言语中流露出一丝自鸣得意。她从未意识到她的生命受到了严重的威胁。
These teenagers must be warned about the perils of unsafe sex. Few of them can resist the lure of it.将其用作复数 perils 或者说常用搭配 perils of sth 时,则可以表示“祸害、险情、险境”,也就是某种特定情况、行为或活动引起的危害或困境,比如:必须告诫这些青少年注意不安全性行为的危害。他们中很少有人能抵御它的诱惑。
do sth at one's (own) peril面对危险或险情时,通常是要躲避和防范,但有些人就是喜欢明知不可为而为之,这时就可以用习语
We should abide by the law. Anyone who breaks the law does so at their peril.来警告对方“自冒风险、自担后果”,比如:我们应当遵守法律。违法者要自担后果。
The once timid girl will ever manage to slake her lust for power. Ignore it at your peril.这个曾经羞怯的女孩对权力的欲望永远也不会得到满足。无视该问题你要自担风险。
To save the nation from peril, the Chinese people put up a courageous fight.值得注意的是, Yellow Peril 这个字面意思是“黄色的危险”的表达,实则指的是“黄祸”或“黄祸论”,这是一种成形于19世纪的极端民族主义理论。该理论宣扬黄种人对于白人是威胁,白人应当联合起来对付黄种人。权威用例为了拯救民族危亡,中国人民奋起反抗。
出自习总书记在庆祝中国共产党成立100周年大会上的讲话(双语全文)
jeopardy: danger of loss, harm, or failure menace: a person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger pitfall: a hidden or unsuspected danger or difficulty同近义词
🔍 同近义词
- jeopardy: danger of loss, harm, or failure
- menace: a person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger
- pitfall: a hidden or unsuspected danger or difficulty

