| 释义 |
〔precipitate〕This usage is a natural extension of the use ofprecipitous to describe a rise or fall in a quantity over time:a precipitous increase in reports of measles is also an abrupt or sudden event. Though this extended use ofprecipitous is well attested in the work of reputable writers, it is still widely regarded as an error.这种用法是precipitous 用法的自然推广， 形容一段时间上数量的起落：麻疹报道数量的急剧增加 也表示一种急剧或突然的事件。 尽管precipitous 这一推广用法在许多著名作家的作品中得到了充分证实， 但它仍被广泛地认为是一个错误。 |