| 单词 | calculated risk |
| 释义 | calculated risknouna chance of failure, the probability of which is estimated before some action is undertaken. Words nearby calculated riskcalc-spar, calc-tufa, calculable, calculate, calculated, calculated risk, calculating, calculating machine, calculation, calculator, calculosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with calculated riskcalculated risk A chance taken after careful estimation of the probable outcome, as in Taking their dispute to arbitration was definitely a calculated risk. This term uses calculated in the sense of “planned with forethought,” a usage from the mid-1800s. Its pairing with risk dates from World War II, when the chances for losing bombers were taken into account before a bombing mission was sent out. After the war the term was transferred to other undertakings where taking a chance to succeed had to be weighed against the costs of failure. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。