| 单词 | imprudence |
| 释义 | imprudence (once / 2604 pages) n Imprudence sometimes gets people in trouble, because it means a lack of care or thoughtfulness. The imprudence of not wearing your gloves in the winter might result in frostbite on your fingers. A person's imprudence is her tendency to rush headlong into decisions or actions without careful contemplation. Imprudence could lead a couple to get married just a week after meeting each other or a little girl to chase a run-away ball into a busy street. The Latin root word is imprudentem means "not forseeing, unaware, or inconsiderate." WORD FAMILYimprudence: imprudences+/imprudent: imprudence, imprudenter, imprudently/prudence: prudences, prudential/prudent: imprudent, prudence, prudenter, prudentest, prudently/prudential: prudentially USAGE EXAMPLESCoach Mike Zimmer has rarely missed an opportunity to remind his players of the imprudence of becoming comfortable. Washington Times(Oct 17, 2016) Omalu’s intermittent bouts of brilliance and imprudence, and his conflicted relationship with this fame, have made him a confounding figure. Slate(Sep 20, 2016) The two-year prison sentence was 'imposed out of haste and imprudence,' a dissenting judge writes. US News(Jun 29, 2016) n a lack of caution in practical affairs Ant|Hypo|Hyper prudence discretion in practical affairs heedlessness, mindlessness, rashness the trait of acting rashly and without prudence improvidence, shortsightednessa lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources lightheadednessa frivolous lack of prudence extravagance, prodigality, profligacythe trait of spending extravagantly thriftlessness, waste, wastefulnessthe trait of wasting resources incaution, incautiousness the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger |
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