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circumspect 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Adjective
/ˈsərkəmˌspekt/,
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Wary and unwilling to take risks,
  1. Wary and unwilling to take risks
    • - the officials were very circumspect in their statements
  1. heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor"
  2. (circumspection) discretion: knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion"
  3. (circumspection) the trait of being circumspect and prudent
  4. (circumspectly) cagily: in a cagey manner; "`I don't know yet,' he answered cagily"
  5. Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent
  6. (circumspection) Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; caution; watchfulness; vigilance
  7. (Circumspection) the sight of dealings, that is, the form of intelligence that guides our pretheoretical, prereflective, and mostly precognitive coping with paraphernalia and tasks.
  8. (adj.) cautious (Though I promised Marta’s father I would bring her home promptly by midnight, it would have been more circumspect not to have specified a time.)
  9. "You are very dear to me, as you know, but I must be circumspect - "  Prudent or cautious. This is also a remarkably commonsensical observation for a lad who hadn’t seen any other woman since he was eight years old.
  10. Attentive to the consequences of one's behavior.
  11. cautious; taking everything into account