jeopardy: [14] The semantic focus of jeopardy has changed subtly over the centuries. Originally it meant ‘even chance’, but gambling being the risky business it is, and human nature having a strong streak of pessimism, attention was soon focussed on the ‘chanciness’ rather than the ‘evenness’, and by the late 14th century jeopardy was being used in its modern sense ‘risk of loss or harm, danger’. The word originated in the Old French expression jeu parti, literally ‘divided play’, hence ‘even chance’. It was to begin with a term in chess and similar board games.
jeopardy (n.)
c. 1300, ioparde (13c. in Anglo-French), from Old French jeu parti, literally "a divided game, game with even chances," from jeu "a game" (from Latin iocus "jest;" see joke (n.)) + parti, past participle of partir "to divide" (see part (v.)). Originally "a stratagem;" sense of "danger, risk" is late 14c.
雙語例句
1. A series of setbacks have put the whole project in jeopardy.
一系列的挫折使整個項目面臨失敗。
來自柯林斯例句
2. His foolish behaviour may put his whole future in jeopardy.
他愚蠢的行為可能毀了他一生的前程.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Jeopardy is a perfect example.
杰帕迪(jeopardy)--智力競賽就是一例.
來自互聯網
4. Such a step will, of course, place your credIt'standing in serious jeopardy.
當然, 這樣一種措施使貴方的信用處于嚴重的危機之中.
來自辭典例句
5. The villagers'lives were in jeopardy during the blizzard.