prudentとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• enPR: pro͞o′dənt
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈpɹuː.dənt/
• (General American, Canada) IPA: /ˈpɹu.dənt/
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA: /ˈpɹʉː.dənt/
• (Scotland) IPA: /ˈpɹʉ.dənt/, /ˈpɹʉd.ʌnt/
• (India) IPA: /ˈpɾuː.ɖenʈ/
• 韻: -uːdənt
• ハイフネーション: pru‧dent

形容詞

prudent (comparative more prudent, superlative most prudent)

1. Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct.

   Synonyms: careful, considerate, discreet; see also Thesaurus:cautious

   Antonyms: see Thesaurus:careless, Thesaurus:reckless

   It is prudent to consult a physician before beginning any new exercise regimen.

   • 1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC, page 26:

     Moſes, […] eſtabliſht a grave and prudent Law, […].

   • 1864, Jules Verne, chapter 30, in Around the World in 80 Days‎, archived from the original on 12 April 2012:

     He did not hesitate what to do. It would be prudent to continue on to Omaha, for it would be dangerous to return to the train, which the Indians might still be engaged in pillaging.

2. Practically wise, judicious, shrewd.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:wise

   Antonyms: see Thesaurus:foolish

   His prudent career moves reliably brought him to the top.

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 22:3–3, column 2:

     A prudent man foreſeeth the euill, and hideth himſelfe: but the ſimple paſſe on, and are puniſhed.

     New International Version translation: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

   • 2025 March 5, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Remembering Brunel's timber viaducts”, in RAIL, number 1030, page 60:

     The history of cast iron in railway bridges is much more grimly chequered. Brunel's misgivings were proved prudent, tragically, in the 1879 failure of Thomas Bouch's Tay bridge (once a monument to cast iron, now a memorial to many lives lost).

3. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) Frugal; economical; not extravagant.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:frugal

   Antonyms: extravagant; see also Thesaurus:prodigal

   Only prudent expenditure may provide quality within a restrictive budget.

反意語

• imprudent
• incontinent

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参照

Further reading

• “prudent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

アナグラム

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