On the Brink of
定义 Definition
“on the brink of …”表示“濒临……;处于……的边缘/关头”,强调某件事即将发生(常用于危机、变化等情境,也可用于积极结果如“成功在望”)。
发音 Pronunciation (IPA)
/ɑn ðə brɪŋk əv/
例句 Examples
The patient was on the brink of death.
病人已濒临死亡。
After months of planning, the team was on the brink of launching the project when funding suddenly fell through.
经过数月筹备,团队正要启动项目之际,资金却突然落空。
词源 Etymology
brink 原义是“边缘、岸边、边沿”(如河岸的边缘)。短语 on the brink of 由“在……边缘上”引申为“事情即将发生的临界点”,带有强烈的“迫近、临近”意味。
相关词 Related Words
文学作品 Literary Works
- On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old(Parker J. Palmer)
- On the Brink of Infinity: Poets on Life’s Edge(合集,含“on the brink of …”结构于书名与篇章中)
- On the Brink: Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System(Henry M. Paulson Jr.;同源表达“on the brink”,常与“of + 名词”搭配出现于书中叙述)