英语单词 | circumspect |
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英美音标 | ['sə:kəmspekt] |
中文释义 | adj.慎重的,周到的 |
vocabulary简明 | If you are circumspect, you think carefully before doing or saying anything. A good quality in someone entrusted with responsibility, though sometimes boring in a friend. |
vocabulary扩展 | The word circumspect was borrowed from Latin circumspectus, from circumspicere "to be cautious." The basic meaning of Latin circumspicere is "to look around." Near synonyms are prudent and cautious, though circumspect implies a careful consideration of all circumstances and a desire to avoid mistakes and bad consequences. |
柯林斯星级 | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]小心的;谨慎的;谨言慎行的 If you are circumspect, you are cautious in what you do and say and do not take risks. [FORMAL 正式]
circumspectly
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