prudential [noun]
prudential 常作定语,多用于商业、金融等正式语境,常见搭配包括 decision、measure、standard 等。
The company made a prudential decision to reduce debt.
公司做出了审慎的削减债务的决定。
审慎的;谨慎的
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
审慎的;谨慎的
careful and sensible, especially in business
The company made a prudential decision to reduce debt.
公司做出了审慎的削减债务的决定。
以谨慎为特征的;源于深思熟虑的。
Characterised by the use of prudence; arising from careful thought or deliberation.
指人:行事谨慎的;小心的。
Of a person: exercising prudence; cautious.
咨询性的;监督或执行的。
Advisory; superintending or executive.
Before signing the contract, they carried out a prudential review of all the terms.
在签合同之前,他们对所有条款进行了一次审慎的审查。
The couple adopted a prudential budgeting strategy to avoid unnecessary debt.
这对夫妇采用审慎的预算策略,以避免不必要的债务。
It is prudential to compare prices before making a big purchase.
在购买大件商品之前货比三家是审慎的。
prudential 常作定语,多用于商业、金融等正式语境,常见搭配包括 decision、measure、standard 等。
The company made a prudential decision to reduce debt.
公司做出了审慎的削减债务的决定。
Not this
The plan should be carried out with prudential.
Use this
The plan should be carried out with prudence.
with 是介词,后面必须接名词作宾语;prudential 是形容词,不能作介词宾语。表达“审慎、谨慎”时要用名词 prudence,所以应改为 with prudence。
Not this
The company acted prudential when expanding abroad.
Use this
The company acted prudently when expanding abroad.
acted 是动词,需要副词修饰;prudential 是形容词,不能作状语。表示“审慎地”的常用副词是 prudently,因此应改为 acted prudently。
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审慎监管
The central bank introduced stricter prudential regulation for commercial banks.
中央银行对商业银行实施了更严格的审慎监管。
审慎监督
Effective prudential supervision helps prevent banking crises.
有效的审慎监督有助于防范银行危机。
审慎标准
Banks must meet international prudential standards.
银行必须达到国际审慎标准。
审慎措施
The government took prudential measures to stabilize the financial market.
政府采取了审慎措施来稳定金融市场。
审慎考虑
Prudential considerations led the firm to delay the investment.
出于审慎考虑,公司推迟了这项投资。
审慎判断
She relied on prudential judgment when making the risky decision.
在做出这个有风险的决定时,她依靠审慎的判断。
Use prudential naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住prudential里藏着prudent(审慎的),想象审慎的商人签合同前反复权衡——这就是prudential(审慎的)。
语域:formal 常见场景:business and finance、formal writing prudential 是较正式的书面形容词,多用于商业、金融或法律等正式语境,意为“审慎的、谨慎的”。日常口语中更常用 careful 或 prudent。
以上单词均以 /enʃəl/ 结尾,与 prudential 押韵。注意拼写中的 '-ential' 在这些词里读作 /enʃəl/。要小心形近但发音不同的词:prudent /ˈpruːdənt/ 和 prudently /ˈpruːdəntli/ 开头相似,但不押韵,因为它们以 /ənt/ 结尾。
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