| 英语单词 | prudence |
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| 英美音标 | 英 ['pruːdns] 美 ['pruːdns] |
| 中文释义 | n.审慎;深谋远虑;节俭 |
| 英语例句 | (1) He acted with prudence. (2) One can rely on the prudence of his decisions. (3) A lack of prudence may lead to financial problems. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他谨慎行事。 (2) 他所作的决定, 总是非常英明的,值得信赖。 (3) 不注重节俭可能导致经济问题。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Use the noun prudence to describe sensible decisions about everyday life, like the prudence of people who spend their money wisely, saving as much as they can. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Prudence can also describe the skill of side-stepping trouble or embarrassment, like having the prudence to avoid risks or the prudence to prepare for the unexpected, like packing a change of clothes in case the weather changes or your dinner reservations turn out to be at a fancy restaurant. Prudence comes from the Latin word prudentia, which means "foresight, sagacity." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]谨慎;慎重;精明 Prudence is care and good sense that someone shows when making a decision or taking action. [FORMAL 正式]
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