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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Now that they could ride horses, it became easier to hunt the bison, a type of cattle which used to exist in huge numbers on the plains of America.
当他们从一个营地搬到另一个营地去的时候，他们就可以利用这些野马来运载货物。既然土著人会骑马了，猎取野牛也就容易了。这种野牛以前是成群结队地生活在美洲平原上的。
If you hate science stories, you are unlikely to enjoy reading them in English.
如果你不喜欢读科学小品，你很可能也不会喜欢读英文的这类图书。
One moment we were walking along the top of a hill and now we could see no more than about thirty metres ahead of us.
一时间我们还在山顶上行走，而现在30公尺开外的地方我们都看不清了。