predicament

/prɪˈdɪkəmənt/ (bre, ipa) · /prɪˈdɪkəmənt/ (ame, ipa) · /pri-ˈdi-kə-mənt sense 1 is usually ˈpre-di-kə-/ (ame, mw)

predicament — noun

  • predicamentsingular
  • predicamentsplural

1. a situation where you are in trouble and cannot see an easy way out

1.名詞C1
釋義

a situation where you are in trouble and cannot see an easy way out

例句

After the passport vanished, Nina was in a predicament at the airport.

be in a predicament

A broken truck left the bakery in a serious predicament before dawn.

leave someone in a predicament

同義詞
  • dilemma

    stresses a hard choice between options, not simply being in trouble

  • plight

    sounds more serious and often emphasizes suffering or sympathy

  • mess

    is more informal and less precise

  • bind

    is fairly close, but more conversational and shorter

文法句型

be in a predicament

find yourself in a predicament

put someone in a predicament

get out of a predicament

用法筆記

Often used after in, or after verbs like find, put, and leave. It usually suggests one difficult position that needs a way out, rather than long-lasting suffering like plight.

常見錯誤

❌Nina was predicament at the airport.
✅Nina was in a predicament at the airport.
💡this noun is normally used in the pattern 'be in a predicament'.