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
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It is thought that they arrived more than 30,000 years ago by crossing a land bridge from Asia to America.
他们被认为是在3万多年以前从亚洲跨越一座陆桥来到美洲的。
For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep. It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there. In a word, this is tasting.
比方说，你可能随手拿起一本游记，在睡觉之前读它几页。这种书只要浏览一下，这儿读一点，那儿读一点也够了。简而言之，这就是“浅尝”。
At least we're safte here, I said.
“起码我们在这里是安全的，”我说。