circumspection

英 [ˌsɜːkəmˈspekʃn]

美 [ˌsɜːrkəmˈspekʃn]

n.  谨言慎行; 小心谨慎

BNC.34644 / COCA.29604

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 谨言慎行;小心谨慎
  Circumspectionis cautious behaviour and a refusal to take risks.
  1. This is a region to be treated with circumspection.
     这是个需要小心对待的区域。

英英释义

noun

• the trait of being circumspect and prudent
  Synonym:caution
• knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
  1. the servants showed great tact and discretion
  Synonym:discretiondiscreetnessprudence

双语例句

• They behaved with considerable sense and circumspection.
  他们表现得相当理智而且谨慎。
• Whether now is the time for some circumspection about "stripping" bonds and holding on to long-term Treasury debt in general, largely depends on your view about the US economy and the prospects of sliding inflation ultimately flirting with deflation.
  现在是否该慎重对待“本息分离”债券，并坚持持有各类长期美国国债，主要取决于你对美国经济以及通胀率下降最终不经意间演变为通缩的前景的看法。
• Such circumspection is the norm for public figures in China.
  这种谨慎是中国公众人物的常态。
• In light of them, her famous circumspection looks less like a stylistic than a moral choice.
  鉴于此，作者的谨小慎微与其说一种文体风格的选择，不如说是一种道德上的抉择。
• This is a region to be treated with circumspection.
  这是个需要小心对待的区域。
• If the events of this week encourage greater circumspection then this will have been a bout of market turmoil well worth enduring.
  如果上周所发生的事件能让投资者更为慎重，那么这将是一次很值得承受的市场动荡。
• You are better to do this with great circumspection or it would be easily end up with a burned ESC.
  你是更好地做这与伟大的谨慎或便容易结束了一个烧伤人事编制小组委员会。
• Select your boat with care and circumspection.
  选择您的船民与照顾和谨慎。
• That less-developed markets are leading the global tightening cycle will naturally cause some circumspection.
  这种较不发达市场正在引领全球紧缩周期的现象，自然会引发一定程度的谨慎情绪。
• In the early twentieth century, the Chinese people chose after explorations and tests Marxism out of circumspection and rationality.
  20世纪初期，先进的中国人经过探索、试验，选择了马克思主义，这种选择是审慎的、理性的；