hazard

• vt. 賭運氣；冒…的危險，使遭受危險
• n. 危險，冒險；冒險的事
• n. (Hazard)人名；(法)阿紮爾；(英)哈澤德

來自古法語hasard,來自西班牙語azar,骰子，擲骰子賭博，來自阿拉伯語zahr,骰子，拚寫受後綴-ard影響俗化。由賭博引申詞義危險，危害。參照dicey.

hazard

hazard: [13] The word hazard was introduced to English as the name for a game played with dice. It was borrowed from Old French hasard, which came via Spanish azar from Arabic azzahr, earlier al-zahr ‘luck, chance’. Its associations were thus from the first with ‘uncertainty’, and its central modern sense ‘danger’ did not develop until the 16th century.

hazard (n.)

c. 1300, name of a game at dice, from Old French hasard, hasart "game of chance played with dice," also "a throw of six in dice" (12c.), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Spanish azar "an unfortunate card or throw at dice," which is said to be from Arabic az-zahr (for al-zahr) "the die." But this is doubtful because of the absence of zahr in classical Arabic dictionaries. Klein suggests Arabic yasara "he played at dice;" Arabic -s- regularly becomes Spanish -z-. The -d was added in French through confusion with the native suffix -ard. Sense evolved in French to "chances in gambling," then "chances in life." In English, sense of "chance of loss or harm, risk" first recorded 1540s.

hazard (v.)

"put something at stake in a game of chance," 1520s, from Middle French hasarder "to play at gambling, throw dice" (15c.), from hasard (see hazard (n.)). Related: Hazarded; hazarding.

1. Catching colds is unfortunately an occupational hazard in this profession.

不幸的是，容易感冒是這個行業的職業性風險。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Well, we can hazard a guess at the answer.

噢，我們可以猜一猜答案。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Poverty leads to slums, which are an eyesore and a health hazard.

貧困產生了貧民窟，那裏不僅有礙觀瞻，而且衛生隱患嚴重。

來自柯林斯例句

4. He climbed into the car at the hazard of his life.

他冒著生命危險進了汽車.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. I think we have provided for every possible hazard.

我認為我們已經準備好了應付每一種可能的危險.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》