单词 | precipice |
释义 | precipice —precipiced, adj. /pres"euh pis/, n. 1. a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face. 2. a situation of great peril: on the precipice of war. [1590-1600; < MF < L praecipitium steep place, equiv. to praecipit- (s. of praeceps) steep, headlong (prae- PRE- + -cipit-, comb.form of caput head; see CAPUT) + -ium -IUM] |
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