欣赏的欣组词:辨析danger与dangerousness

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danger
n.(名词)
Exposure or vulnerability to harm or risk.
危险:受危害或危险的影响的,或易受伤害或危险的
A source or an instance of risk or peril.
危险物:危险或冒险的来源或事例
Obsolete Power, especially power to harm.
【废语】 强力,尤指能造成伤害的力量

Middle English daunger [power, dominion, peril]
中古英语 daunger [力量,统治,冒险]
from Old French dangier
源自 古法语 dangier
from Vulgar Latin *domini³m [authority, power]
源自 俗拉丁语 *domini³m [权力,力量]
from Latin dominium [sovereignty]
源自 拉丁语 dominium [统治]
from dominus [lord, master] * see dem-
源自 dominus [地主、主人] *参见 dem-

danger
源自古法语 dongier “统治”;因为古代老百姓怕官,“统治”对老百姓自然是危险的

danger,risk
danger 是个通用词,其“危险”的含义可强可弱,可大可小,risk 亦然,其不同于 danger 之处仅在于:risk 还包含着“知道危险的存在”的意思,所以它可汉译为“冒险”,另外,danger 只用作名词,而 risk 既可用作名词,也可用作动词。用作名词的 risk 的常用搭配为 take (run) the risk of doing…
He stayed up so late that he was afraid that he was in danger of oversleeping and being late for work.
他很迟都未睡觉,所以他担心会有睡过了头并且上班迟到的危险。
The country is in danger.
那个国家正处在危险之中。
The doctor said that his life was out of danger.
医生说他的生命已经脱险了。
Mrs Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men.
安妮·斯特林夫人穿越森林追赶那两个男人时,没有去想自己所冒的风险。
I wouldn't run the risk of being late for work.
我不会冒迟到的危险的。

danger的用法很多。
dangerousness则只是危险的意思,是dangerous的名词形式。