陷入困境的英文表达是 "to be in a predicament"。来源是拉丁语 "prae" 和 "dicae" 的组合，原意为 "before" 和 "to judge"，即在做出决定前处于一种尴尬的境地。例句：

I'm in a predicament because I forgot my wallet at home and I don't have enough money to pay for the meal. 我陷入了困境，因为我忘记带钱包在家里，没有足够的钱来支付这顿饭。

The team was in a predicament because they had lost their star player to injury. 由于他们的明星球员受伤，球队陷入了困境。

She found herself in a predicament when she realized she had made a mistake on her tax return. 当她发现自己在纳税申报表上犯了一个错误时，她发现自己陷入了困境。