2020-12-10
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด P – Prudent & prudential
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Prudent –‘PROOD-nt’
ออกเสียง Prudential = ‘proo-DEN-shuhl’
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for prudent
WISE, SAGE, SAPIENT, JUDICIOUS, PRUDENT, SENSIBLE, SANE
mean having or showing sound judgment.
WISE suggests great understanding of people and of situations
and unusual discernment and judgment in dealing with them.
wise beyond his tender years
SAGE suggests wide experience, great learning, and wisdom.
the sage advice of my father
SAPIENT suggests great sagacity and discernment.
the sapient musings of an old philosopher
JUDICIOUS stresses a capacity for reaching wise decisions or just conclusions.
judicious parents using kindness and discipline in equal measure
PRUDENT suggests the exercise of restraint guided by sound practical wisdom and discretion.
a prudent decision to wait out the storm
SENSIBLE applies to action guided and restrained by good sense and rationality.
a sensible woman who was not fooled by flattery
SANE stresses mental soundness, rationality, and levelheadedness.
remained sane even in times of crises
It Is Prudent to Read Up on This Word History
Prudent arrived in Middle English around the 14th century
and traces back, by way of Middle French,
to the Latin verb providēre,
meaning "to see ahead, foresee, provide (for). "Providēre" combines pro-,
meaning "before, and vidēre,
meaning "to see, and it may look familiar to you;
it is also the source of our "provide," "provident," "provision," and "improvise."
"Vidēre" also has many English offspring,
including "evident," "supervise," "video," and "vision."
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Prudent& prudential
These words are derived from a Latin term
meaning “to look after,” “to provide for.”
Prudent is employed to mean “wise,” “cautious,” “practical,”
“careful in providing for one’s interests,”
“sensible about planning for the future”:
“It is always prudent to plan a trip carefully.”
“A prudent man will try to save money for family emergencies.”
Prudential is used to refer not to acts themselves
or to persons performing acts
but to considerations or motives leading to action.
A prudent person takes care of his health;
prudential considerations often cause personsto watch out for their health.”
“A person is prudent if he has prudential motives.”
