| 单词 | predicament |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [pri'dikəmənt] |
| 解释 | n.困境,窘境 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 困境,窘境(dilemma; quandary) 【记】 pre(预先)+dica(命令 )+ment→被预先命令 的状态→不灵活→困境; 【同】 近形词:predication (断言,肯定); prediction(预言) |
| 字源 | predicament (n.) early 15c., "category, class; one of Aristotle's 10 categories," from Medieval Latin predicamentum, from Late Latin praedicamentum "quality, category, something predicted, that which is asserted," from Latin praedicatus, past participle of praedicare (see predicate). Praedicamentum is a loan-translation of Greek kategoria, Aristotle's word. The meaning "unpleasant situation" is first recorded 1580s. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 困境(令人不快或艰难并难以摆脱的境况) 【记】pre前, dic = dict说, ament: 提前说出你的丑陋身世-困境; 【参】predication(n 断言, 肯定); prediction(n 预言) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】predict 预言 + amen 阿门,找人算卦预言我以后前程,阿门,保祐偶摆脱困境吧 |
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