prudence

英 [ˈpruːdns]

美 [ˈpruːdns]

n.  谨慎; 慎重; 精明

考研GRE

BNC.14272 / COCA.14974

牛津词典

• 以上各词均指小心、谨慎。
  These are all words for attention or thought that you give to sth in order to avoid mistakes or accidents.
• 指小心、谨慎以做好某事，同时避免出现错误或损失：
  attention or thought that you give to sth that you are doing so that you will do it well and avoid mistakes or damage
  1. She chose her words with care.
     她措辞谨慎。
• 指小心、谨慎，以免发生危险或错误：
  care that you take in order to avoid danger or mistakes; not taking any risks
  1. The utmost caution must be exercised when handling explosives.
     处理爆炸品一定要慎之又慎。
• 指判断和决策时谨慎、慎重，处事时避免不必要的风险：
  ( rather formal ) being sensible and careful when you make judgements and decisions; avoiding unnecessary risks
  1. As a matter of prudence, keep a record of all your financial transactions.
     为慎重起见，请记下你所有的财务往来。
• 指说话、办事审慎，以保守秘密或避免使人难堪、为难：
  ( rather formal ) care in what you say or do, in order to keep sth secret or to avoid causing embarrassment or difficulty for sb; the quality of being discreet
  1. This is confidential, but I know that I can rely on your discretion.
     这是机密，不过我知道你靠得住。
• 指在认为可能发生危险或问题的情况下待人接物特别留神：
  [sing.] ( formal ) care when dealing with sb/sth because you think there may be a danger or problem
  1. Her wariness of him turned to deepest mistrust.
     她对他的警惕变成了极度的不信任。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 谨慎；慎重；精明
  Prudenceis care and good sense that someone shows when making a decision or taking action.
  1. Western businessmen are showing remarkable prudence in investing in the region...
     西方商人在向该地区投资时表现出非同一般的深谋远虑。
  2. A lack of prudence may lead to financial problems.
     不够谨慎可能会导致财政上出现问题。

英英释义

noun

• discretion in practical affairs
• knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
  1. the servants showed great tact and discretion
  Synonym:discretiondiscreetnesscircumspection

双语例句

• Having achieved these aims, he sought to preserve a new European equilibrium through prudence and restraint.
  实现这些目标后，他试图通过审慎与克制，维持一种新的欧洲平衡。
• I calmed down to accept the fact and expressed my gratitude for his strict requirements on me during the working period, which fostered my sense of the carefulness and prudence.
  我平静地接受了现实，并向他表达了我的感激之情。在工作过程中，他对我严厉的要求培养了我细心、谨慎的感觉。
• Why so prudence, honour and duty?
  为什么这么谨慎、爱荣誉和讲责任呢？
• Fan, who asserts that'Chinese prudence has paid off,'says capital controls are'better for developing markets.
  声称中国的审慎得到了回报的樊纲说，资本控制对发展中市场来说更有好处。
• I just hope, I pray, that he may forget his diabolical prudence and kill me!
  我只希望，我祈求，他会忘记他那狰狞的谨慎，而把我杀掉！
• In one sense, this is a story of Asian prudence versus US recklessness.
  从某种意义上说，这关系到亚洲人的谨慎与美国人的鲁莽。
• In England, I think of it in terms of prudence, as in, Are you really sure?
  在英国，我认为是它代表着谨慎，比如，Areyoureallysure？
• In her own life, the legacy of war has been the ingrained habit of prudence and frugality.
  在她自己的生活中，战争的遗产一直是根深蒂固的谨慎及节俭的习惯。
• With the sum of money he married Prudence, and set sail for Bendigo.
  他用这笔钱和普鲁登斯结了婚，一同坐船到本迪戈去。
• His prudence saved his life.
  他的谨慎救了他一命。