prudent
語源: 予見する
/icons/point.icon WISE, SAGE, SAPIENT, JUDICIOUS, PRUDENT, SENSIBLE, SANE mean having or showing sound judgment.
WISE suggests great understanding of people and of situations and unusual discernment and judgment in dealing with them.
e.g. wise beyond his tender years
SAGE suggests wide experience, great learning, and wisdom.
e.g. the sage advice of my father
SAPIENT suggests great sagacity and discernment.
e.g. the sapient musings of an old philosopher
JUDICIOUS stresses a capacity for reaching wise decisions or just conclusions.
e.g. judicious parents using kindness and discipline in equal measure
PRUDENT suggests the exercise of restraint guided by sound practical wisdom and discretion.
e.g. a prudent decision to wait out the storm
SENSIBLE applies to action guided and restrained by good sense and rationality.
e.g. a sensible woman who was not fooled by flattery
SANE stresses mental soundness, rationality, and levelheadedness.
e.g. remained sane even in times of crises
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adjective
acting with or showing care and thought for the future:
｟かたく｠ 〈人･言動などが〉慎重な(careful), 用心深い, 分別のある; 抜け目のない; 〖it is ～(for A) to do〗 (A〈人〉が)…することは賢明である(↔ imprudent)
e.g. no prudent money manager would authorize a loan without first knowing its purpose.
ORIGIN
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin prudent-, contraction of provident- ‘foreseeing, attending to’ (see provident).