Risk

释义 Definition

风险；危险；（动词）冒……的风险/使暴露于风险之中。 常指可能造成损失、伤害或不利结果的不确定性。（该词也有“保险风险/被保险人”等更专业用法。）

发音 Pronunciation (IPA)

/rɪsk/

例句 Examples

Taking this job is a big risk.
接受这份工作是个很大的风险。

The company decided to expand overseas, but it had to weigh the potential rewards against the risks of political instability and currency fluctuations.
公司决定向海外扩张，但必须在潜在回报与政治不稳定和汇率波动带来的风险之间权衡。

词源 Etymology

risk 进入英语与近代海上贸易、保险语境密切相关，普遍认为来自意大利语 risco/risco（与航海、暗礁等“危险”含义相关），后在欧洲语言中传播，逐渐泛化为“任何可能的损失或危险”。

相关词 Related Words

• Danger
• Hazard
• Threat
• Peril
• Uncertainty
• Exposure
• Gamble
• Venture
• Safeguard
• Mitigate

文学作品 Literary Works

• The Wealth of Nations — Adam Smith
• The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money — John Maynard Keynes
• Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk — Peter L. Bernstein