危及

• ピンイン: wēi jí
• 漢字の分解: 危 = 厂 (cliff) + 人 (person) + 卩 (kneeling figure) — a person on the edge of a cliff — danger; 及 = 人 (person) + 又 (hand) — a hand reaching a person

意味

〜を危険にさらす／脅かす

Used in formal contexts to describe something that poses a concrete threat to health, safety, sovereignty, or stability. Always followed by the thing being endangered (object). Common in news, legal, and political writing. More specific and formal than 威胁.

例文

1. 严重的空气污染已经开始危及城市居民的身体健康。
2. 这场政治危机若不及时处理，可能危及整个地区的稳定。
3. 非法捕猎行为危及多种珍稀物种的生存。

使い方ガイド

場面: news, health, politics

トーン: serious

正しい言い方

• 这种病毒变异危及现有疫苗的有效性。(This viral mutation endangers the effectiveness of existing vaccines.)
• 腐败行为危及政府的公信力。(Corrupt behaviour jeopardises the government's credibility.)

避ける言い方

• 将危及与危险混用，如'这件事很危及' — 危及 is a transitive verb that needs an object; it cannot be used as a predicate adjective; use 危险 for 'dangerous'

起源と歴史

Compound of 危 (danger, peril) and 及 (to reach, to affect). Together: to reach with danger — to endanger.

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal