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imprudence

/im-prood-ns/US // ɪmˈprud ns //

不谨慎,轻率,不慎,不慎重

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : lack of wisdom or care in the management of practical or economic affairs:Your decisions demonstrate fiscal imprudence and shortsighted thinking.
    • : lack of discretion or caution:The whistle-blower learned of the scheme through the hiring executive's imprudence.
    • : disregard for one’s own interests:His own imprudence and unreasonable conduct are what caused the second injury.

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Examples

  • Even Mr. Rove is not so intellectually dishonest, so brazenly hypocritical as to accuse anyone else of fiscal imprudence.

  • A certain fired-up imprudence was present from the beginning—sailing across the Atlantic in the early 17th century?

  • He attributes much to the imprudence, or imbecility of the enemy, whose plan of saving an army he likens to Sterne's marble sheet.

  • Had the imprudence to preach against the Huguenots, and with so much success that the king wanted to put him in prison.

  • Still more yellow than usual, Hemerlingue internally accused himself of clumsiness and imprudence.

  • Often remonstrated with for his imprudence in exposing himself to the heavy night-dew he would listen to no advice.

  • Yes, go and carry comfort to thy friends, And wisely tell them thy imprudence ends.