
好词典

源自19世纪中期英语,与'dice'(骰子)相关,比喻像掷骰子一样充满不确定性。
❶ 形容某事有风险或不确定性,可能带来不好的结果。常用于非正式场合,表示情况不太可靠或令人担忧。
“The weather looks dicey for our picnic tomorrow.”
(明天的天气看起来不太适合野餐。)
“Investing in that startup seems a bit dicey right now.”
(现在投资那家初创公司似乎有点冒险。)
a dicey situation — 指一种充满不确定性或潜在危险的情况,需要谨慎对待。
“We found ourselves in a dicey situation when the car broke down in the middle of nowhere.”
(当汽车在荒郊野外抛锚时,我们陷入了棘手的境地。)