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单词 prudence
释义
prudence
noun[U]
uk
/ˈpruː.dəns/us
/ˈpruː.dəns/
behaviourthat iscarefulandavoidsrisks:
谨慎
Thefirmwascommendedforitsfinancialprudence.这家公司/企业因其财务稳健而受推崇。
Everyoneagreedthatpanicwasn't called for, prudence was.每个人都同意不需要恐慌，但要谨慎。
See
prudent
More examples
  • Sheeditsa personal-financemagazinethatpreachesfiscalprudence.
  • Prudencedemandspreservingas much offorestsystemsaspossible.
  • Casinosstayinbusinessbecause few of thepeoplewhovisitthem have the prudence towalkout while they'reahead.
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(Definition ofprudencefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

prudence| Business English

prudence
noun[U]
uk
/ˈpruːdəns/us
thestateof beingcarefulin the way you makedecisionsorspendmoneyso that youavoidunnecessaryrisks:
Thechallengewe aretryingtomeetisbalancingfinancialprudencewith the need forsuccess.
economic/fiscalprudence
ACCOUNTING
theprincipleof notshowingassetsorprofitsto begreaterthan they might be, orlossesto besmallerthan they might be, in a company'saccounts:
The prudenceprinciplestatesthatbusinessesshouldreporttheirassetsand liabilities in the mostunfavorableposition.
See also
conservatism
(Definition ofprudencefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprudence

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Prudencedirects theoretical activity (whose end is truth) toward the investigation of certain truths; however, prudence cannot tell theory what to find.
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Merchants pragmatically expressed their indignation at usurers and bankrupts as violators of the charity, moderation, andprudencethey themselves claimed to display.
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The preoccupations of this administrative elite prove remarkably similar to the topics of deliberative oratory : the competing claims ofprudence, honour, and necessity.
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Sinceprudencedetermines what we should and should not do, its exercise is the focal point of ethics.
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In contrast,prudenceis ' dictative ' because it dictates that an act should be done.
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So the representatives must be told explicitly that they represent temporal aspects of a continuing natural person who is in the circumstances ofprudence.
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As these are precisely the scenarios against which enrollees participate in health insurance, this is simpleprudence.
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The last two virtues that the book ascribes to the bourgeoisie and argues to be central for commerce areprudenceand justice.
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Handled withprudence, the press can be a prime source not only for political history but for all manner of social history as well.
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I think this is a good starting point for an acceptable theory ofprudence.
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There is a strong etymological connection betweenprudenceand foresight.
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This slicing is done before we have determined whatprudencerequires.
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These situations call forprudencein the use of humanitarian interventions.
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Prudencemay direct technique and theory by specifying the realm of their activity + what should be made, what questions investigated.
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Indeed, as she mentioned earlier,prudenceis about right reasoning, in order to apply good means to good ends, not necessarily self-serving ends.
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