(of a situation 情势 not safe or certain; dangerous 不稳的；不确定的；不保险的；危险的 He earned a precarious living as an artist. 作为一个艺术家，他过的是朝不保夕的生活。 The museum is in a financially precarious position. 这家博物馆的财政状况不稳定。 The world is a precarious and unstable place. 这个世界是一个不稳定的地方。 They have a somewhat precarious existence. 他们的生活有些不稳定。
likely to fall or cause somebody to fall 摇摇欲坠的；不稳固的 That ladder looks very precarious. 那梯子看来摇摇晃晃的。 The path down to the beach is very precarious in wet weather. 通往海滨的小路在雨天非常湿滑危险。
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin precarius ‘obtained by entreaty’ (from prex, prec- ‘prayer’) + -ous.