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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You certainly did!
你吼得好凶呀！
But I was delighted to be able to say words that my family and a few friends could understand.
是，我却感到欣喜，能够说出我家里人和一些朋友可以理解的词语。
The dance seemed to excite the surrounding bees.
但那舞蹈另有含义，好像是在吸引周围的蜜蜂的注意。