Dreye權威釋義|precipice

n.

斷崖，絕壁
He nearly fell off the precipice.
他差一點從懸崖上掉下去。
危急的處境；災難的邊緣
Britain was speeding towards an economic precipice.
英國正快速走向一場經濟災難。

同義:

n.斷崖；絕壁；斜坡

同義參見:

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

n.

a tall and very steep rock face or cliff.

C16 (denoting a headlong fall): from Fr. précipice or L. praecipitium ‘abrupt descent’, from praeceps, praecip(it)- ‘steep, headlong’.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》