单词 | precarity |
释义 | precarityn. Precariousness or instability; esp. a state of persistent uncertainty or insecurity with regard to employment, income, and living standards. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > insecurity > precariousness ticklenessc1390 kittleness1578 ticklishness1583 touchiness1649 staggeringa1661 precariousness1666 criticalness1794 precarity1910 1910 M. Cox Crowds & Veiled Woman xiii. 263 In proportion as Monsieur was certain, Gaspard was rendered more miserable through the delay that augmented its precarity. 1920 Bull. Russ. Information Bureau in U.S. 11 Sept. 4/2 Knowing the discontent of the population, the Bolsheviki feel the precarity of their position. 1952 Catholic Worker May 6/4 Precarity is an essential element of poverty. 1977 Compar. Politics 10 40 The electoral precarity of the SFIO was mirrored by the increasing weakness of the party machine itself. 1997 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 8 Nov. b5 Among francophones, nationalists have focused on the inevitable precarity of the French language. 2017 A. Madanipour Cities in Time iii. 57 The ultimate expression of precarity is homelessness, which is widespread even in rich cities. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1910 |
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