borderline
翻譯
臨界的, 曖昧的, 勉強的
例句
His behavior is borderline acceptable.
他的行為勉強可以接受。
She received a borderline pass on the exam.
她考試勉強及格。
文法模式
((borderline)) ((noun)) 臨界的… It was a borderline decision.
((to be)) borderline 處於臨界狀態 His performance was borderline.
近義詞
同義詞: marginal, ambiguous, on the edge
詞源
由“border”(邊界)和“line”(線)組成的複合詞。
記憶技巧
想像某物正好位於「邊界」(border)的「線」(line)上,隨時可能倒向任何一邊。