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precipitously 音標拼音: [pr,is'ɪpɪtəsli] ad. 險峻地;輕率地 險峻地;輕率地 precipitously adv 1: very suddenly and to a great degree; "conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate"; "prices rose sharply" [synonym: {precipitously}, {sharply}] 2: abruptly; in a precipitous manner; "the mountains rose precipitously from the shore" Precipitous \Pre*cip"i*tous\, a. [L. praeceps, -cipitis: cf. OF.
precipiteux. See {Precipice}.] 1. Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or mountain. [1913 Webster] 2. Headlong; as, precipitous fall. [1913 Webster] 3. Hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate; as, precipitous attempts. --Sir T. Browne. "Marian's low, precipitous `Hush!'" --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] -- {Pre*cip"i*tous*ly}, adv. -- {Pre*cip"i*tous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
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