| 词汇 | prudent |
| 释义 | prudentWord family nounprudenceprudentialismprudentialistprudentialityadjectiveprudentialprudentadverbprudentiallyprudently pru·dent /ˈpruːdənt/ ●○○ adjectiveadj CAREFULsensible and careful, especially by trying to avoid unnecessary risks 明智谨慎的，慎重的，审慎的 prudent house buyers 谨慎的购房者 it is prudent (for somebody) to do something It might be prudent to get a virus detector for the network. 装个网络病毒检测软件也许是一种慎重的做法。 Examples from the Corpus prudent• As every prudent driver knows, Big Gulps are served only at the 7-Eleven.• I told him I thought it would be prudent for both of us to keep our conversation between ourselves.• It is more prudent, more rational and more natural to use organic materials - manures.• Republican voters say they want low taxes and prudent spending cuts.• It is prudent to flag them with a red streamer.• Because pasteurization kills bacteria, it is most prudent to offer only pasteurized juices. it is prudent (for somebody) to do something• By all means we may admire, but it is prudent not to judge by what we see at the shows. From Longman Business Dictionary prudentpru·dent /ˈpruːdənt/ adjectiveadj 1sensible and careful, especially by trying to avoid unnecessary risks These must be prudent loans requiring the buyer to put in significant capital. 2ACCOUNTING following the rule that a business should not state an asset value, possible profit etc to be bigger, or a possible loss to be smaller, than it actually might beSYN CONSERVATIVE —prudently adverbadv The firm should have acted more prudently with their investors’ money. (1300-1400) French Latin, from providens, present participle of providere; → PROVIDE |
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