jeopardy

英['d?ep?d?] 美['d??p?di]

反義詞safety

復數:?jeopardies;

1. jeopardy-----姐怕的----------危險.

jeopardy 危害

來自古法語jeu parti,一種機會平等的賭博游戲，來自jeu,賭博，玩樂，詞源同joke,parti,分開，均等，詞源同par,part.引申詞義危險，風險，危害。比較dicey,hazard.

jeopardy: jeopardy: [14] The semantic focus of jeopardy has changed subtly over the centuries. Originally it meant ‘even chance’, but gambling being the risky business it is, and human nature having a strong streak of pessimism, attention was soon focussed on the ‘chanciness’ rather than the ‘evenness’, and by the late 14th century jeopardy was being used in its modern sense ‘risk of loss or harm, danger’. The word originated in the Old French expression jeu parti, literally ‘divided play’, hence ‘even chance’. It was to begin with a term in chess and similar board games.
jeopardy (n.): c. 1300, ioparde (13c. in Anglo-French), from Old French jeu parti, literally "a divided game, game with even chances," from jeu "a game" (from Latin iocus "jest;" see joke (n.)) + parti, past participle of partir "to divide" (see part (v.)). Originally "a stratagem;" sense of "danger, risk" is late 14c.

1. A series of setbacks have put the whole project in jeopardy.: 一系列的挫折使整個項目面臨失敗。

2. His foolish behaviour may put his whole future in jeopardy.: 他愚蠢的行為可能毀了他一生的前程.

4. Such a step will, of course, place your credIt'standing in serious jeopardy.: 當然, 這樣一種措施使貴方的信用處于嚴重的危機之中.

5. The villagers'lives were in jeopardy during the blizzard.: 暴風雪肆虐期間,村民們的生命處于危險之中.