precipitate
precipitate 英 [prɪˈsɪpɪteɪt] 美 [prɪˈsɪpɪˌtet]
v. 使陷入，沉淀 adj. 鲁莽的；仓促的
进行时:precipitating 过去式:precipitated 过去分词:precipitated 第三人称单数:precipitates 名词复数:precipitates
- Precipitate usually means "bringing something on" or "making it happen" — and not always in a good way. An unpopular verdict might "precipitate violence" or one false step at the Grand Canyon could precipitate you down into the gorge.
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- v. 使陷入，沉淀
- adj. 鲁莽的；仓促的
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1. His resignation precipitated a leadership crisis.
他的辞职立即引发了领导层的危机。
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2. The assassination of the president precipitated the country into war.
总统被暗杀使国家骤然陷入战争状态。
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3. Clouds usually precipitate as rain or snow.
云常会凝结成雨或雪。
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4. The king was too precipitate in declaring war.
国王在宣战一事上过于轻率。
- precipitate (adj.) c. 1600, from Latin praecipitatus, past participle of praecipitare "to throw or dive headlong," from praeceps (genitive praecipitis) "steep, headlong, headfirst," from prae "before, forth" (see pre-) + caput "head" (from PIE root *kaput- "head"). Meaning "hasty" is attested from 1650s. Related: Precipitately.
- precipitate (n.) 1560s, probably a back formation from precipitation.
- precipitate (v.) "to hurl or fling down," 1520s, a back formation from precipitation or else from Latin praecipitatus, past participle of praecipitare "to throw or dive headlong," from praeceps (genitive praecipitis) "steep, headlong, headfirst," from prae "before, forth" (see pre-) + caput "head" (from PIE root *kaput- "head"). Meaning "to cause to happen, hurry the beginning of" is recorded from 1620s. Chemical sense is from 1620s; meteorological sense first attested 1863. Related: Precipitated; precipitating.
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