precipitating [noun]
通常用作定语，修饰名词，表示引起突然事件或沉淀的。
The precipitating event caused widespread panic.
那起引发突发事件导致了广泛的恐慌。
促使突然发生的；导致突发的
突然引发；起沉淀作用的；导致沉淀的
突然引发
bringing on suddenly or abruptly
The sudden storm was a precipitating factor in the accident.
突如其来的暴风雨是事故的一个诱发因素。
用法提示：作为形容词，'precipitating'修饰'factor'，表示'导致突然发生的'
His harsh words were the precipitating cause of the argument.
他刺耳的话语是争论的直接原因。
用法提示：形容词'precipitating'修饰'cause'，表示'突然引发的'
The economic crisis was a precipitating event for the political upheaval.
经济危机是政治动荡的导火索。
用法提示：形容词'precipitating'修饰'event'，表示'引发突然变化的'
通常用作定语，修饰名词，表示引起突然事件或沉淀的。
The precipitating event caused widespread panic.
那起引发突发事件导致了广泛的恐慌。
较少用作表语，常需搭配补充说明。
The conditions were precipitating, leading to immediate action.
这些条件是促成性的，导致了立即的行动。
grammar · medium
易错句子The precipitating drop in temperature caused frost.
正确表达The precipitous drop in temperature caused frost.
错误：把'precipitating'误用为'陡峭的'。'precipitating'作为形容词意为'导致发生的'，而表示'突然的、陡峭的'应用'precipitous'。
grammar · medium
易错句子The precipitating of the accident was a distraction.
正确表达The precipitation of the accident was a distraction.
错误：把形容词'precipitating'当作名词使用。'precipitating'是形容词，表示'导致…的'；名词形式应为'precipitation'，意为'突然发生'。
precipitating 强调‘导致某事物突然发生’的主动作用；precipitate 形容行动或决定本身‘急促、缺乏思考’。
precipitating 指‘促成突然发生’；precipitous 多形容地形陡峭或变化急剧，不强调‘导致’的动作。
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