Word · Frequency #18126
diciest
不确定的；危险的；冒险的
diciest is the superlative of dicey.
uncertain in outcome; especially risky or dangerous.
- 1.
Fraught with danger.
充满危险的。
- 2.
Of uncertain, risky outcome.
结果不确定、有风险的。
- 3.
Of doubtful or uncertain efficacy, provenance, etc.; dodgy.
效果或来源等可疑的；靠不住的。
充满危险的。；结果不确定、有风险的。；效果或来源等可疑的；靠不住的。；不确定的；危险的
In use
The weather looks dicey, so we should bring umbrellas.
Investing all your savings in that startup is a dicey move.
The roads were icy and the drive home felt a bit dicey.
be dicey
dicey 常用于非正式语气，表示情势有风险或结果难以预料。
The weather looks dicey this afternoon.
今天下午的天气看起来不太确定。
a dicey [noun]
作定语时常见搭配有 situation、moment、business 等。
We were in a dicey situation.
我们当时处境危险。
it is dicey to do sth
也可说 it is dicey doing sth，但动词不定式更常见。
It's dicey to drive on these icy roads.
Connections
Collocations
- a dicey situation
- 棘手的局面；危险的处境
- The negotiations reached a dicey situation when both sides refused to compromise.当双方都拒绝妥协时，谈判陷入了棘手的局面。
- dicey weather
- 恶劣多变的天气
- The pilot decided to delay the flight because of the dicey weather.由于天气恶劣多变，飞行员决定推迟航班。
- dicey proposition
- 冒险的提议；没有把握的事情
- Investing in that startup is a dicey proposition.投资那家初创公司是一件没有把握的事。
- a dicey moment
- 危险的时刻；紧张不安的时刻
- There was a dicey moment when the car skidded on the ice.汽车在冰上打滑时出现了危险的时刻。
- a bit dicey
- 有点悬；不太靠谱
- The plan looks a bit dicey, so we'd better prepare a backup.这个计划看起来有点悬，我们最好准备一个备用方案。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
掷骰子(dice)赌运气，结果难料，dicey就是“冒险的、不确定的”。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：casual conversation、informal writing 该词通常用于非正式的口语或随性书面语，表示不确定或带有风险。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音注：真正与 dicey /ˈdaɪsi/ 押韵的是 icy、spicy、pricey（都读 /ˈaɪsi/、/ˈspaɪsi/、/ˈpraɪsi/）。注意：dice 和 dicky 拼写相近但发音不同；dice 读 /daɪs/（没有末尾的 i 音），dicky 读 /ˈdɪki/（短元音 /ɪ/）。juicy 也以 -cy 结尾，但读 /ˈdʒuːsi/，元音不同。
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