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black swan

/blæk swɒn/

翻译: 指不可预测且产生重大影响的罕见事件或现象,事后常被合理化解释;在金融和风险分析中常用来描述罕见且出乎意料的事件。

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/blæk swɒn/C1formalbusiness
  • zh指不可预测且产生重大影响的罕见事件或现象,事后常被合理化解释;在金融和风险分析中常用来描述罕见且出乎意料的事件。

An unpredictable event or occurrence that has a major impact, often used in finance and risk analysis to describe rare and unforeseen phenomena that are rationalized in hindsight.

  1. Unexpected eventC1formal

    An unpredictable event that has severe consequences and is often inappropriately rationalized after the fact.

    zh黑天鹅

    • The 2008 financial crisis was a black swan event.
    • Many experts failed to predict the black swan of the pandemic.
    • The company's collapse was a black swan that no one saw coming.
  2. Rare occurrenceB2informal

    Something extremely rare or unlikely to happen.

    zh罕见事件

    • Finding a four-leaf clover is like a black swan.
    • A total solar eclipse is a black swan in some regions.
    • Winning the lottery twice is a true black swan.