(of a situation 情势 not safe or certain; dangerous 不稳的；不确定的；不保险的；危险的 He earned a precarious living as an artist. 作为一个艺术家，他过的是朝不保夕的生活。 🔊🔊 The museum is in a financially precarious position. 这家博物馆的财政状况不稳定。 🔊🔊 The world is a precarious and unstable place. 世界是一个不稳定的地方。 They have a somewhat precarious existence. 他们的存在有点不稳定。
likely to fall or cause somebody to fall 摇摇欲坠的；不稳固的 That ladder looks very precarious. 那梯子看来摇摇晃晃的。 🔊🔊 The path down to the beach is very precarious in wet weather. 通往海滨的小路在雨天非常湿滑危险。 🔊🔊
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin precarius ‘obtained by entreaty’ (from prex, prec- ‘prayer’) + -ous.