悬崖

• 拼音: xuán yá
• 汉字拆解: 悬 = hanging/suspended; 崖 = 山 (mountain) + 厂 (cliff overhang) + 土 (earth) — a rocky cliff on a mountain

含义

Cliff; precipice. A steep rock face or sharp vertical drop from high ground.

Used literally for geographical features and metaphorically in idioms like 悬崖勒马 (rein in a horse at the cliff's edge — stop at the last moment before disaster) and 悬崖峭壁 (sheer cliffs and steep walls). Also used in rhetoric about standing at a critical point of no return.

例句

1. 登山队员小心翼翼地沿着悬崖边缘前行，脚下是百米深渊，稍有不慎便有粉身碎骨之险。
2. 这片风景区以壮观的悬崖峭壁著称，每年吸引大批游客慕名而来，流连忘返。
3. 他在生命的悬崖边缘徘徊了很久，幸而得到了家人的及时开导与心理咨询师的专业帮助。

用法指南

语境: geography, nature, metaphor, literature

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 公路一侧紧贴着高耸的悬崖，另一侧则是万丈深渊，驾驶员必须全神贯注，不得有丝毫分心。(The road clings to a towering cliff on one side and drops into an abyss on the other; drivers must concentrate fully without the slightest distraction.)
• 他终于在家人的劝说下悬崖勒马，放弃了那笔涉嫌违规的投资，从而避免了日后更大的法律风险。(He finally heeded his family's persuasion and pulled back from the edge, giving up the potentially illegal investment and thereby avoiding far greater legal risks down the road.)

错误说法

• 这道题是一道悬崖 — 悬崖 is a concrete geographic or metaphoric image involving dangerous height; for a difficult problem use 难关 or 难题; 悬崖 cannot substitute for abstract intellectual difficulty

起源与历史

悬 (to hang/be suspended) + 崖 (cliff/precipice)

文化背景

时代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal