[英和辞典] 『用心深い』，慎重な
[英英辞典]
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for December 29, 2007 is:
prudent • \PROO-dunt\ • adjective
*1 : marked by wisdom or judiciousness 2 : shrewd in the management of practical affairs 3 : cautious, discreet 4 : thrifty, frugal
Example sentence:
The lawyer offered several prudent suggestions.
Did you know?
"Prudent" arrived in Middle English around the 14th century and traces back, by way of Middle French, to the Latin verb "providēre," meaning "to see ahead, foresee, provide (for)." "Providēre" combines "pro-," meaning "before," and "vidēre," meaning "to see," and it may look familiar to you; it is also the source of our "provide," "provident," "provision," and "improvise." "Vidēre" also has many English offspring, including "evident," "supervise," "video," and "vision."
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
[例文]
Reuters - Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin,
widely respected by foreign investors for his prudent
stewardship of Russia's huge oil wealth, could be dropped in a
reshuffle, expected on Monday, media speculated.