Prudence
[ 'prʊdns ]
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n. 谨慎;节俭;精明;
💡 词根助记
pru(pro-=before)+ence(名词后缀)→慎重；节俭
📝 例句
His prudence is parallel to his zeal.
他固然谨慎，也同样热心。
Taylor has too much prudence to gamble.
泰勒为人谨慎小心,不会去投机冒险。
They dignified cowardice by calling it prudence.
他们把怯懦美其名曰为谨慎。
For prudence to smother,
慎重也不忍加以窒息；
It is best to err on the side of prudence.
宁可失之过于谨慎。
🌱 联想助记
源自 providence 深谋远虑；prudent 的名词
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
prudence
n [U]
(fml 文) (quality of) being prudent; forethought or wisdom 审慎; 远见; 智慧
One can rely on the prudence of his decisions. 可以相信他所作的决定, 都是非常英明的.
🔁 扩展释义
*['pru:dns]n. 审慎, 慎重, 精明, 节俭
📖 同为「核心」词汇
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So I don't think she's left the college. And her papers and books are all over the desk.
所以我认为她还在学校。而且她的作业和课本都放在桌子上。
About a third of the people who had been chained up below at the beginning of the journey were missing.
旅程开始时拴在下边的人大约有三分之一已经不见了。
I also need your permission to speak to the family lawyer about this matter.
我还需要你的许可，就关于这件事跟你们的家庭律师谈话。