a very steep side of a high cliff, mountain or rock 悬崖；峭壁 
- (figurative)
The country was now on the edge of a precipice (= very close to disaster). 这个国家现在情势岌岌可危。
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographyc2She paused on the edge of the precipice for a moment, then drew back. 她在悬崖边停了一会儿，然后后退。 The car was almost forced off a precipice. 那辆车差点被推下悬崖。 teetering on the precipice of political anarchy 徘徊在政治无政府状态的边缘
Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting a headlong fall): from French précipice or Latin praecipitium ‘abrupt descent’, from praeceps, praecip(it)- ‘steep, headlong’.- (figurative)
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