2. Peril（严重且迫近） -- 词源：拉丁语"periculum"（尝试，风险） -- 用法：强调严重且迫在眉睫的危险 -- 特点：文学性较强，多指重大威胁 -- 例：The peril of climate cha ...(以上内容有节略,please sign in for more)500
【Danger】 , 【peril】 , 【jeopardy】 , 【hazard】 , 【risk】 mean either the state or fact of being threatened with loss of life or property or with serious injury to one's health or moral integrity or the cause or source of such a threat.
【Danger】 is the general term and implies contingent evil in prospect but not necessarily impending or inescapable.
【Peril】 usually carries a stronger implication of imminence than 【danger】 and suggests even greater cause for fear and a much higher degree of probability of loss or injury.
【Jeopardy】 implies exposure to extreme or dangerous chances. The term is much used in law in reference to persons accused of serious offenses, being tried in court, and therefore exposed to the 【danger】 of conviction and punishmentc.
【Hazard】 implies 【danger】 from something fortuitous or beyond one's control; it is not so strong a term as 【jeopardy】 .
【Risk】 , more frequently than 【hazard】 , implies a voluntary taking of doubtful or adverse chances.
