prudent
英 ['pru?d(?)nt]
美['pr?dnt]
- adj. 謹(jǐn)慎的；精明的；節(jié)儉的
- n. (Prudent)人名；(法)普呂當(dāng)
英英釋意
- 1. careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment;
- "a prudent manager"
- "prudent rulers"
- "prudent hesitation"
- "more prudent to hide than to fight"
- 2. showing wise self-restraint in speech and behavior especially in preserving prudent silence;
- "maintained a prudent silence"
