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precariously 音标拼音: [prɪk'ɛriəsli] ad. 不确定地 不确定地 precariously adv 1: in a precarious manner; " being a precariously dominant minority is a difficult position for human nature to cope with" Precarious \ Pre* ca" ri* ous\, a. [ L. precarius obtained by begging or prayer, depending on request or on the will of another, fr. precari to pray, beg. See { Pray}.] 1. Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by courtesy; liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of another; as, precarious privileges. -- Addison. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Held by a doubtful tenure; depending on unknown causes or events; exposed to constant risk; not to be depended on for certainty or stability; uncertain; as, a precarious state of health; precarious fortunes. " Intervals of partial and precarious liberty." -- Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Uncertain; unsettled; unsteady; doubtful; dubious; equivocal. Usage: { Precarious}, { Uncertain}. Precarious in stronger than uncertain. Derived originally from the Latin precari, it first signified " granted to entreaty," and, hence, " wholly dependent on the will of another." Thus it came to express the highest species of uncertainty, and is applied to such things as depend wholly on future casualties. [ 1913 Webster] -- { Pre* ca" ri* ous* ly}, adv. -- { Pre* ca" ri* ous* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster]
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