precarious

不安定な、危うい

安全や確実さに欠け、転落や失敗、悪化の恐れがある。

やさしい英語で： Unsafe or uncertain, with a risk of falling, failing, or becoming worse.

• The ladder looked precarious.
• Their financial situation became precarious after he lost his job.
• She kept a precarious balance on the narrow wall.

類義語： unstable, insecure, risky

反対語： secure, stable

よく使う表現： precarious position, precarious balance, precarious situation

他人の意思に左右される

続けられるかどうかが、他人が認めるかどうかにかかっている。

やさしい英語で： Depending on another person's willingness to let something continue.

• The tenant held precarious possession of the land.
• His precarious tenure depended entirely on the owner's permission.
• These precarious rights could be withdrawn whenever the ruler wished.

類義語： revocable, dependent

よく使う表現： precarious tenure, precarious possession, precarious right

初期う蝕の

始まったばかりの虫歯に関する。

やさしい英語で： Connected with tooth decay that is just beginning.

• The dentist noted precarious changes in the enamel.
• The report describes a precarious lesion on the tooth.
• These precarious areas show the earliest signs of decay.

よく使う表現： precarious lesion, precarious enamel, precarious changes