perilous

perilous
adjective
  1. full of danger or risk
    充满危险的
    a perilous journey south.
    危险的南部旅行。
    ■exposed to imminent risk of disaster or ruin
    濒临灾难(或毁灭)的
    the economy is in a perilous state.
    经济处于崩溃状态。
派生
perilously
adverb
perilousness
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French perillous, from Latin periculosus, from periculum 'danger' (see peril)
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