Improvident describes a person, or a choice, that does not plan for the future, especially with money. An improvident spender uses today's cash and leaves tomorrow empty. A government can be called improvident if it spends without a plan.

Improvident describes a person, or a choice, that does not plan for the futureImprovident形容一個人、或一個決定，不為未來做打算，especially with money尤其是在錢的事情上。An improvident spender uses today's cash and leaves tomorrow emptyAn improvident spender(不知節制的花費者)用光今天的錢，讓明天空空如也。A government can be called improvident if it spends without a plan一個政府如果沒有計畫地花錢，也可以被說是improvident。

It is the adjective that sits next to the noun improvidence. Formal, a little old-fashioned; more at home in a newspaper or a novel than in a text message.

It is the adjective that sits next to the noun improvidence它是名詞improvidence旁邊的那個形容詞。Formal, a little old-fashioned正式、有點老派，more at home in a newspaper or a novel than in a text message比較適合出現在報紙或小說裡，而不是簡訊裡。

Though actually, people sometimes use it as a polite scolding word. It sounds less sharp than 'stupid' or 'careless', but it still means you did not take care.

Though actually不過實際上，people sometimes use it as a polite scolding word人們有時候把它當成一種委婉的責備話。It sounds less sharp than 'stupid' or 'careless'它聽起來沒有'stupid'或'careless'那麼刺耳，but it still means you did not take care但意思還是在說你沒有用心。

Close to imprudent (unwise), though improvident especially points at saving and planning, not at every kind of rash act.

Close to imprudent (unwise)跟imprudent(不明智)意思相近，though improvident especially points at saving and planning不過improvident特別指向存錢和規劃這件事，not at every kind of rash act不是泛指任何魯莽的行為。