not willing to do something if it is possible that something bad could happen as a result 不愿冒风险的 We live in a risk-averse culture. 我们生活在没有冒险精神的文化中。 In business you cannot be innovative and risk-averse at the same time. 经商不可能既要创新又不肯冒险。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRisk-averse is used with these nouns:- investor