英和和英

出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/03/27 19:05 UTC 版)

語源

Inherited from 中期英語 prudent, from Old French prudent, from Latin prūdēns, contracted from prōvidēns (“foresight”) (English providence), the present participle of prōvideō (“to forsee; to provide for”). Unrelated to prude. Doublet of provident.

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)

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.
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).
(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

The terms below need to be checked and allocated to the definitions (senses) of the headword above. Each term should appear in the sense for which it is appropriate. For synonyms and antonyms you may use the templates {{syn|en|...}} or {{ant|en|...}}.

印欧語根
per	非常に広い意味を持つ印欧語根で、基本的には「前に」「…を経て」を表す前置詞の意味を持つ。その他に in front of, before, early, first, chief, toward, against, near, at, aroundのような広い意味を表す。主な派生語には、first, from, before, forth, paradise, per-で始まる多くの語（percentなど）、接頭辞 pre-を持つ語（preludeなど）、pri-で始まる多くの語（princeなど）、接頭辞 pro-を持つ語（propertyなど）などがある。
weid-	広く「見ること」を表す印欧語根。1.案内すること（例 guide）。 2.賢い（例 wise）、知識（例 wit）。 3.姿、形（例 idol, kaleidoscope）。 4.見ること（例 view, visa, 語幹 videを持つ語）。

レベル	レベル5
学校レベル	大学以上の水準
大学入試	難関大対策レベル
英検	2級以上合格に覚えておきたい単語
TOEIC® L&Rスコア	600以上取得に覚えておきたい単語

・PRUDENT
・Embolectomy
・concomitant
・Mephitis
・Colin
・medium-width cloth
・Buffet
・Argumentative
・Two thousand
・security package

研究社 新英和中辞典

prudent

形容詞

【語源】

Eゲイト英和辞典

prudent

ハイパー英語辞書

prudent

形容詞

ライフサイエンス辞書

prudent

日本語WordNet(英和)

prudent

形容詞

EDR日英対訳辞書

prudent

斎藤和英大辞典

Prudent

prudent

Weblio英和対訳辞書

prudent

prudent

Wiktionary英語版

prudent

語源

発音

形容詞

反意語

派生語

関連する語

参照

Further reading

アナグラム

Weblio例文辞書

prudent

発音記号

音声を聞く

学習レベルの目安

閲覧履歴

PRUDENTのページの著作権

研究社新英和中辞典