prudent

adj. 谨慎的；精明的；节俭的

n. (Prudent)人名；(法)普吕当

中文词源

prudent 谨慎的，精明的

来自古法语prudent,审慎的，谨慎的，来自（缩写自）拉丁语providere,预见，提前看到，提前准备，词源同provide.引申词义精明的。

prudent: prudent: [14] Prudent and provident are as it were two separate goes at the same word. Both were formed from the Latin prefix prō- ‘before, in advance’ and vidēns, the present participle of vidēre ‘see’ (and hence etymologically mean ‘foreseeing’). The pre-classical coinage was contracted to prūdēns ‘farsighted, wise’, which reached English via Old French prudent. Provident comes from the uncontracted prōvidēns, part of the paradigm of prōvidēre (source of English provide).
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prudent (adj.): late 14c., from Old French prudent "with knowledge, deliberate" (c. 1300), from Latin prudentem (nominative prudens) "knowing, skilled, sagacious, circumspect;" rarely in literal sense "foreseeing;" contraction of providens, present participle of providere "to foresee" (see provide). Related: Prudently.

1. Tone down your kamikaze tendencies and take more prudent risks.: 别那么玩命，冒险时要谨慎些。

2. Prudent people are not going to take a leap in the dark.: 小心谨慎的人是不会轻易冒险的。

3. It might be more prudent to get a second opinion before going ahead.: 行动之前再征求一下意见也许更为慎重。