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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• His prudence saved his life.
  他的谨慎救了他一命。
• 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。
• Prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance are the four classical virtues advocated by the Greek philosopher aristotle.
  谨慎、公正、坚忍和节制是古希腊哲学家亚里斯多德所倡导的四大传统美德。
• Because higher interest rates take awhile to show their full effect, prudence suggests a pause.
  因为高利率需要时间来显示它的全部效果，人们的审慎性让他们暂停了步伐。
• Why so prudence, honour and duty?
  为什么这么谨慎、爱荣誉和讲责任呢？
• The concept of prudence principle, prudence principle and its limitations are discussed in this article.
  本文就谨慎性原则及其在我国会计实务中的运用以及其自身的局限性进行了探讨。