prudent
英 ['pru?d(?)nt]
美['pr?dnt]
- adj. 謹慎的；精明的；節(jié)儉的
- n. (Prudent)人名；(法)普呂當
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詞態(tài)變化
比較級:?more prudent;最高級:?most prudent;副詞:?prudently;名詞:?prudence;
中文詞源
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。
英文詞源
- 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).
=> provide - 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Tone down your kamikaze tendencies and take more prudent risks.
- 別那么玩命，冒險時要謹慎些。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. A prudent man saves part of his wages.
- 深謀遠慮的人會將一部分工資存起來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.
- 聰明的旅行者從不貶低自己的國家.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》