- 1謹慎、慎重
The noun: the care itself — that habit of looking all around before you do something, so you do not take a silly risk. You act with circumspection; you show circumspection in a letter, a deal, a crossing of the street.
The noun這個名詞指的是: the care itself那份謹慎本身 — that habit of looking all around before you do something也就是做事前先環顧四周的習慣, so you do not take a silly risk好讓自己不會冒傻氣的風險。You act with circumspection你會謹慎行事; you show circumspection你也會展現出謹慎 in a letter在一封信裡, a deal在一筆交易裡, a crossing of the street或過馬路時。
Same formal, slightly old-fashioned feel as circumspect. Everyday English prefers care, caution, or “she thought it through.” It is not fear, and it is not delay for its own sake; though actually, from the outside, circumspection can look like slowness, and impatient people sometimes call it that.
Same formal, slightly old-fashioned feel as circumspect跟circumspect一樣正式、帶點老派的味道。Everyday English prefers日常英語比較常用 care, caution, or "she thought it through"care、caution,或是「她仔細想過了」。It is not fear它不是害怕, and it is not delay for its own sake也不是為了拖延而拖延; though actually不過實際上, from the outside circumspection can look like slowness從外人看來,circumspection可能看起來像拖拖拉拉, and impatient people sometimes call it that沒耐心的人有時候就會這樣說它。
The picture in the word is still “looking around,” as against tunnel vision, when you only see the thing right in front of you.
The picture in the word這個字裡的畫面 is still "looking around"仍然是「環顧四周」, as against tunnel vision相對於隧道視野, when you only see the thing right in front of you也就是只看得到眼前這件事的時候。
core核心畫面
組成From Middle English circumspeccioun, from Middle French circonspection or Latin circumspectio. By the pieces: circum- (“around”) + Latin spect (“look”) + -ion — “looking all around.”
同家族的字
- circumspectthe adjective this noun belongs with
- inspectsame spect “look”
- spectatorsame spect “look”
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
circumspectionnoun/ˌsɜːkəmˈspɛkʃən/
- 1
Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
- 2
Caution, watchfulness, or vigilance fueled by such awareness.
- As if this were not enough, CAW has failed to utilize even his limited sources with diligence and circumspection; to demonstrate this point, I will briefly note inadequacies in the data adduced by CAW.
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