jeopardy

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n. 危难, 危险 [法] 危险, 危难, 危险处境

发音

UK /ˈd͡ʒɛpədi/
US /ˈd͡ʒɛpɚdi/
AU /ˈd͡ʒepədi/

词形变化

jeopardies 复数 jeopardies jeopardied jeopardies 三单 jeopardying jeopardying 现在分词 jeopardied 过去式 jeopardied 过去分词

别名

jepoardy

教材释义与例句

名词

危险；（被告处于被判罪或受处罚的）危险境地

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Danger of failure, harm, or loss.

    风险

    危险

    不可数

    The poor condition of the vehicle put its occupants in constant jeopardy.

v.
  1. 1.

    To jeopardize; to endanger.

    古体 及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

risk hazard peril endangerment

上位词 1

danger

下位词 4

health hazard moral hazard occupational hazard sword of Damocles

相关短语

double jeopardy [法] 用一罪名而受两次审理 Double Jeopardy

词源

From Middle English jupartie, jeupartie (“even chance”), from Anglo-Norman giu parti and Middle French jeu parti (“a divided game, i.e. an even game, an even chance”), from Medieval Latin iocus partītus (“an even chance, an alternative”), from Latin iocus (“jest, play, game”) + partītus, perfect passive participle of partiō (“divide”); see joke and party.

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