prudent

英 ['pru?d(?)nt] 美['pr?dnt]

反義詞

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比較級:?more prudent;最高級:?most prudent;副詞:?prudently;名詞:?prudence;

prudent 謹慎的，精明的

來自古法語prudent,審慎的，謹慎的，來自（縮寫自）拉丁語providere,預見，提前看到，提前準備，詞源同provide.引申詞義精明的。

prudent: prudent: [14] Prudent and provident are as it were two separate goes at the same word. Both were formed from the Latin prefix prō- ‘before, in advance’ and vidēns, the present participle of vidēre ‘see’ (and hence etymologically mean ‘foreseeing’). The pre-classical coinage was contracted to prūdēns ‘farsighted, wise’, which reached English via Old French prudent. Provident comes from the uncontracted prōvidēns, part of the paradigm of prōvidēre (source of English provide).
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prudent (adj.): late 14c., from Old French prudent "with knowledge, deliberate" (c. 1300), from Latin prudentem (nominative prudens) "knowing, skilled, sagacious, circumspect;" rarely in literal sense "foreseeing;" contraction of providens, present participle of providere "to foresee" (see provide). Related: Prudently.

1. Tone down your kamikaze tendencies and take more prudent risks.: 別那么玩命，冒險時要謹慎些。

2. Prudent people are not going to take a leap in the dark.: 小心謹慎的人是不會輕易冒險的。

3. It might be more prudent to get a second opinion before going ahead.: 行動之前再征求一下意見也許更為慎重。