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

• The current banking supervision takes eight basic forms, that is: paying much attention to behavior supervision but lacking in circumspection;
  当前银行监管存在八大基本态势，即重行为监管，审慎监管不足；
• Select your boat with care and circumspection.
  选择您的船民与照顾和谨慎。
• They behaved with considerable sense and circumspection.
  他们表现得相当理智而且谨慎。
• For whether a board member has circumspection on integrity and responsibility for which he are supposed to obtain,/ For whether a board member is honest, responsible and circumspective. There is a dispute, then the directors bear the burden of proof.
  如果对于董事是否具有一个正直的和有责任的细心存在争议，那么董事就负有举证责任。
• The author portrayed in Thorny Heart the heroine's circumspection, conservatism, and chastity and faithfulness on marriage and her filial piety to family and parents, which reflected her respect to tradition and her virtue and refined deeds in conformity with conservative standard and pursuance.
  《棘心》中，作者刻划女主人公在婚姻问题上的审慎、贞信和对家庭、父母的孝道，体现了对传统的尊重，符合保守主义对美德淑行的追求。
• This is a region to be treated with circumspection.
  这是个需要小心对待的区域。
• Such circumspection is the norm for public figures in China.
  这种谨慎是中国公众人物的常态。
• At the Twelfth National Congress comrades who had made mistakes were handled with circumspection.
  十二大对过去犯了错误的同志做了比较审慎的处理。
• To establish negligent potential damage offense is consistent with the principle of circumspection of criminal law, and favorable for inducement of criminal law and loyalty of criminal law.
  设立过失危险犯与刑法谦抑原则不冲突，反而有利于刑法诱导和刑法忠诚。
• 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。