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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They behaved with considerable sense and circumspection.
  他们表现得相当理智而且谨慎。
• 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；
• This is a region to be treated with circumspection.
  这是个需要小心对待的区域。
• 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。
• 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。