precipitously

prɪ'sɪpɪtəslɪ

r. very suddenly and to a great degree
r. abruptly; in a precipitous manner

adv. 陡峭地, 陡然地, 出乎意料地

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precipitously 可以拆分为 precipitate（突然发生）和后缀 -ly（副词后缀）。precipitate 由拉丁词根 praecipitare（意为“向下投掷”）演变而来，表示快速或突然的状态。

例句

1. The price of the stock dropped precipitously after the bad news was announced.

在坏消息公布后，股票价格急剧下跌。

2. The hikers climbed the mountain, but the path became precipitously steep.

登山者爬上山，但小路变得陡峭无比。

3. The company's profits fell precipitously during the economic crisis.

在经济危机期间，公司的利润急剧下降。