prudence

FREQ #17088

n. 审慎, 慎重, 精明, 节俭

发音

UK /ˈpɹuːd(ə)n(t)s/
其它
US /ˈpɹud(ə)n(t)s/

词形变化

prudences 复数 prudences

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The quality or state of being prudent: circumspection and good judgment in knowing how best to act; (countable, archaic) an instance of this.

    谨慎

    审慎

    殷忧

    不可数 可数
  2. 2.

    Synonym of frugality (“the quality of avoiding unnecessary expenditure; economy, parsimony, thrift, thriftiness”).

    不可数 可数
  3. 3.

    Synonym of providence (“preparation for the future; foresight”).

    可数 废旧 不可数
  4. 4.

    Synonym of wisdom (“an element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise; wise advice”).

    可数 废旧 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

discretion circumspection discreetness

反义词 1

imprudence

上位词 6

judgment discretion judgement discernment sagaciousness sagacity

下位词 4

providence confidentiality frugality frugalness

相关短语

Prudence Island

词源

From Middle English prudence (“discretion; foresight; knowledge; intelligence, wisdom; act of good judgment; wisdom to see what is virtuous”), from Anglo-Norman prudence, Middle French prudence, and Old French prudence (“common sense; wisdom”) (modern French prudence), and from their etymon Latin prūdentia (“common sense; discretion, prudence; foresight; knowledge; providence; skilfulness; wisdom”), from prūdent- (the stem of prūdēns (“knowledgeable, skilful; wise, prudent”)) + -ia (suffix forming first-declension feminine abstract nouns). Prūdēns is a contraction of prōvidēns (“caring for; foreseeing; providing”) (whence prōvidentia (“foreknowledge, foresight; forethought, precaution, providence”)), the present active participle of prōvideō (“to care for, look after; to foresee; to provide, see to”), from prō- (prefix meaning ‘forward; prior’) + videō (“to perceive, see; to comprehend, understand; to look out for, care for”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see; to know”)). Doublet of provide and purvey.

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