🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

压力

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yālì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pressure/ˈprɛʃ.ər/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #350 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他承受着巨大的工作压力。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.

    "The atmospheric pressure dropped rapidly before the storm arrived."
  2. 2

    The burden of physical, mental, or social demands and stress.

    "She felt intense pressure to complete the project before the deadline."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English pressour, originating from Old French presseure, and ultimately from Latin pressura, meaning 'a pressing'. It historically evolved from physical weight and compressive force into abstract psychological and social contexts.

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