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

• It would be an act of circumspection to discuss design issues relating to the Sydney Olympic Stadium at any level without first understanding the environment in which the project was to be delivered.
  在任何层次上讨论悉尼奥运场馆的设计问题时都要首先明确该项目的运作环境，这是一个慎重的举动。
• Through the analysis of the logical process, the author attempts to make an circumspection into their philosophical thoughts.
  通过分析二者逻辑推理过程，以剖析其思想的渊源，从而审视庄子和惠施的哲学思想。
• This is a region to be treated with circumspection.
  这是个需要小心对待的区域。
• 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。
• 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；
• Such circumspection is the norm for public figures in China.
  这种谨慎是中国公众人物的常态。
• The core audit concepts include independence, professional circumspection, professional ethics, audit evidence, audit standard, audit test, and audit opinion. The derived audit concepts include professional competence, audit materiality, audit risk, audit responsibility and fair expression.
  核心概念包括独立性、职业谨慎、职业道德、审计证据、审计标准、审计测试、审计意见，派生概念包括专业胜任能力、重要性、审计风险、审计责任、公允表达。
• They behaved with considerable sense and circumspection.
  他们表现得相当理智而且谨慎。
• 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。
• 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。