prudent 音標拼音: [pr'udənt]
a . 審慎的,三思而后行的,精明的,節儉的
審慎的,三思而後行的,精明的,節儉的
prudent adj 1 :
careful and sensible ;
marked by sound judgment ; "
a prudent manager "; "
prudent rulers "; "
prudent hesitation ";
"
more prudent to hide than to fight " [
ant : {
imprudent }]
Prudent \
Pru "
dent \,
a . [
L .
prudens , -
entis ,
contr .
from providens :
cf .
F .
prudent .
See {
Provident }.]
1 .
Sagacious in adapting means to ends ;
circumspect in action ,
or in determining any line of conduct ;
practically wise ;
judicious ;
careful ;
discreet ;
sensible ; --
opposed to {
rash };
as ,
a prudent man ;
dictated or directed by prudence or wise forethought ;
evincing prudence ;
as ,
prudent behavior .
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Moses established a grave and prudent law . --
Milton .
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2 .
Frugal ;
economical ;
not extravagant ;
as ,
a prudent woman ;
prudent expenditure of money .
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Syn :
Cautious ;
wary ;
circumspect ;
considerate ;
discreet ;
judicious ;
provident ;
economical ;
frugal .
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126 Moby Thesaurus words for "
prudent ":
Argus -
eyed ,
Scotch ,
advisable ,
alert ,
all ears ,
all eyes ,
anticipant ,
anticipatory ,
attentive ,
aux aguets ,
bland ,
canny ,
careful ,
cautious ,
chary ,
cheeseparing ,
circumspect ,
clairvoyant ,
conserving ,
considerate ,
custodial ,
deliberate ,
discerning ,
discreet ,
discriminating ,
discriminative ,
divinatory ,
eagle -
eyed ,
economic ,
economical ,
economizing ,
enlightened ,
farseeing ,
farsighted ,
forehanded ,
foreknowing ,
foreseeing ,
foresighted ,
forethoughted ,
forethoughtful ,
frugal ,
gentle ,
gingerly ,
guarded ,
hawk -
eyed ,
heedful ,
hesitant ,
intuitive ,
judgmatic ,
judicial ,
judicious ,
keen -
eyed ,
labor -
saving ,
leaving out nothing ,
lidless ,
longsighted ,
mild ,
mild as milk ,
mindful ,
moderate ,
money -
saving ,
noncommittal ,
nonviolent ,
observant ,
on guard ,
on the lookout ,
on the watch ,
open -
eyed ,
overlooking no possibility ,
pacifistic ,
parsimonious ,
pawky ,
peaceable ,
peaceful ,
penny -
wise ,
politic ,
precognitive ,
precognizant ,
prepared ,
prescient ,
provident ,
providential ,
prudential ,
ready ,
reasonable ,
reflecting ,
reflective ,
regardful ,
safe ,
sagacious ,
sage ,
sane ,
sapient ,
saving ,
scrimping ,
sensible ,
sharp -
eyed ,
shrewd ,
skimping ,
sleepless ,
slow to act ,
sober ,
soft ,
spare ,
sparing ,
tactical ,
tame ,
temperate ,
tentative ,
thorough ,
thoughtful ,
thrifty ,
time -
saving ,
unadventurous ,
uncommunicative ,
undaring ,
unenterprising ,
unprecipitate ,
unwasteful ,
vigilant ,
wary ,
watchful ,
well -
advised ,
well -
judged ,
wise ,
with open eyes
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