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  4. existential threat

existential threat

/ɛɡˌzɪsˈtɛnʃəl θrɛt/
生存威胁

Climate change poses an existential threat to many species.

气候变化对许多物种构成生存威胁。


正式

对某物或某人的生存构成严重危险的事物或情况。

The nuclear war would be an existential threat to humanity.

核战争将对人类构成生存威胁。

AI development must address the existential threat of superintelligent systems.

人工智能发展必须应对超级智能系统的生存威胁。

常用于政治、环境、科技等领域,强调对整体存在或根本利益的严重危害。

搭配

pose an existential threat构成生存威胁address existential threats应对生存威胁existential threat to humanity对人类的生存威胁

同义词

threat to existenceexistential dangersurvival risk

反义词

minor threatnegligible risk

专业提示

区分生存威胁与一般威胁

生存威胁(existential threat)强调对整体存在或根本利益的严重危害,如对人类文明、物种灭绝等。一般威胁(如经济危机)通常不会用此短语描述。

黄金法则

使用场景

仅在危险可能导致彻底消亡或根本性破坏时使用。例如:核战争、气候变化、AI失控等。

词源

由'existential'(存在的、生存的)和'threat'(威胁)组合而成。'existential'源自拉丁语'existere'(存在),在哲学中指与存在相关的概念。

用法说明

通常用于正式场合,强调危险的严重性。避免在非正式语境中滥用。

单词拆解

existential
与存在或生存相关的
adjective
+
threat
威胁
noun
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