venture

Jennifer WeinerのFly Away Homeを読んでいます。
She glanced at his left hand, hardly believing she was doing it. No ring. But that might not mean anything. Lots of men didn’t wear them, men who worked with their hands. Did Tim work with his hands? His nametag said MANAGER, but what did that mean? She pictured him running a sponge over the gleaming edges of the meat slicer, pushing a mop over the floors at the end of the day.
“Do you have children?” she ventured.
He nodded. “Three boys. All grown. Frankie’s in New York, actually. He’s a banker. Ollie’s in grad school in Boston, and Tim Junior, my oldest, he and his wife have a baby girl, but he’s all the way in Seattle. My ex-wife moved out there. She helps with the baby.”
つい最近読んだ「反省しないアメリカ人をあつかう方法３４」（ロッシェル・カッブ著、アルク）に、アメリカ人は家族のことや恋愛、結婚などについて（職場では）話したがらない、と書かれていました。それで上の引用文中の“Do you have children?”と質問した事に "ventured" の動詞を使っている事になるほどと思いました。
辞書にこの様な例の説明があるか見てみます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: Dare to do or say something that may be considered audacious (often used as a polite expression of hesitation or apology): May I venture to add a few comments?
・Collins Dictionary: If you venture a question or statement, you say it in an uncertain way because you are afraid it might be stupid or wrong.: 'So you're Leo's girlfriend?' he ventured.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: to risk going somewhere or doing something that might be dangerous or unpleasant, or to risk saying something that might be criticized: She tentatively ventured the opinion that the project would be too expensive to complete, but the boss ignored her.
"venture" はいわゆる冒険だけではないのですね。