中英互译
prudent
英 /ˈpruːd(ə)nt/美 /ˈpruːd(ə)nt/
基本释义
- adj.谨慎的,慎重的;节俭的
- 人名 (Prudent)(法)普吕当(人名)
比较级more prudent
最高级most prudent
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词语例句
谨慎的,慎重的adj.
六级It might be more prudent to get a second opinion before going ahead.
行动之前再征求一下意见也许更为慎重。
No prudent person dared to act on the assumption that, when the continent was settled, one government could include the whole; and when the vast expense broke up, as seemed inevitable, into a collection of separate nations, only discord, antagonism, and wars could be expected.
没有一个谨慎的人能按如下的假设行事:当陆地确定以后,一个政府并不能包括全部;当这种巨大的开销终于分裂为几个民族时,这看起来是不可避免的,人们就只能等待着争论,敌对和战争了。
- It is clearly prudent to take all precautions.采取一切防范措施显然是慎重的。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- It might be more prudent to get a second opinion before going ahead.行动之前再征求一下意见也许更为慎重。来自《牛津词典》
- The president of the republic oscillated between a certain audacity and a prudent realism.该共和国总统施政时而大胆,时而谨慎务实。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
相关短语
- prudent monetary policy稳健的货币政策;谨慎的货币政策
- Courageous and prudent有勇有谋
- FUEL PRUDENT节油
- Prudent Man Rule谨慎人规则;谨慎人原则;审慎者原则;审慎者规则
- prudent discreet cautious谨慎的
- Prudent Man谨慎人;普通谨慎之人;审慎人;谨慎者
词语扩展
词义分布
谨慎
57.7%
审慎
24.6%
慎重
10.1%
精明的
3.9%
稳重
2.5%
节俭的
1.1%
英英释义
- adj.careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
词源
- prudent谨慎的,精明的来自古法语prudent,审慎的,谨慎的,来自(缩写自)拉丁语providere,预见,提前看到,提前准备,词源同provide.引申词义精明的。
- prudent谨慎的;有远见的先看单词provident(有先见之明的),前缀pro-表“在前,提前”;词根vid(又写作vis)表“看”,如evident(明显的)、supervise(监督)等;本意为“提前看到的”,引申为“有先见之明的”。prudent和它同源,其中"d"是词根vid的缩略。