n.困境，窘况; [逻]范畴

predicament情况，困境，窘境
来自拉丁语praedicamentum,预测之事，分类，品质，词源同predicate.后借用该拉丁词来翻译希腊语kategoria,分类，该词为古希腊哲学家亚里士多德对当时的社会进行分类后创造出来的词，共十类，即being,quantity,quality,relation,place,time,posture,possession,action,passion.引申词义情况，状况，后特别用于指不好的情况，即困难，窘境。

Describing a predicament → 描述困境；描述一个困境
A Predicament → 绝境；使迷惑使混乱或迷惑；使窘困
policy predicament → 政策困境；政策窘境；政策的窘境
egocentric predicament → 自我中心困境；自我中心主义的困境
Legal Predicament → 法律困境
The Predicament of culture → 文化的困境
Predicament of helplessness → 求助无门的困境；无奈的困境

1. Hank explained our predicament.
[汉]汉克说明了我们的艰难处境。
——来自柯林斯例句
2. the club's financial predicament
[汉]俱乐部的财政困境
——来自《权威词典》
3. He hasn't realized his predicament yet.
[汉]他还没有意识到自己的尴尬处境.
——来自《简明英汉词典》
4. I am in the identical predicament with yourself.
[汉]我和你处于同样的窘境之中.
——来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5. "It must be very difficult," said Hunter, feeling a surge of embarrassment for Diane's predicament.
[汉]“那肯定不好过，”亨特说，突然为黛安娜的困境感到很为难。
——来自柯林斯例句

【Noun】

1. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one;
"finds himself in a most awkward predicament"
"the woeful plight of homeless people"