circumspect

/ˈsɜː.kəm.spɛkt/ /ˈsɝ.kəm.spɛkt/

Meanings

adjective

谨慎，小心，周到。

Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.

Examples :

"Being aware of the danger of upsetting her audience, she was somewhat circumspect in her comments."

意识到可能会冒犯听众，她在评论时相当谨慎周到。

Related Words

upsetting verb

/ʌpˈsɛtɪŋ/ /ʌpˈsɛɾɪŋ/

使人难过，令人心烦。

"I’m sure the bad news will upset him, but he needs to know."

我相信这个坏消息肯定会让他难过，但他需要知道。

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

那个，那件事。

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

我姐姐带了几本书去图书馆，那本是关于恐龙的。

being noun

/ˈbiːɪŋ/ /ˈbiŋ/

生物，生命体

"The being in the classroom was quiet today. "

今天教室里的那个生物很安静。

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

小心地，谨慎地，细致地

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

他小心地听着母亲的担忧，为她的失望感到难过。(Tā xiǎoxīn de tīngzhe mǔqīn de dānyōu, wèi tā de shīwàng gǎndào nánguò.)

somewhat noun

/ˈsʌmwɒt/ /ˈsʌmwʌt/

有点儿，稍微，略微。

"The somewhat of extra help she received from her tutor significantly improved her test scores. "

她从辅导老师那里得到的那一点额外的帮助，显著提高了她的考试成绩。

circumstances noun

/ˈsɜːkəmst(ə)nsɪz/ /ˈsɝkəmstænsɪz/

情况，情形，状况

""Because of unforeseen circumstances, the school trip was cancelled." "

由于一些无法预料的情况，学校的旅行取消了。

aware adjective

/əˈweːɹ/ /əˈwɛə/ /əˈwɛɚ/

警惕的，警觉的.

"The student was aware of the approaching deadline, so she diligently worked to finish her project. "

那个学生意识到截止日期临近，所以她很勤奋地完成她的项目。

audience noun

/ˈɔːdi.əns/

观众，听众

"We joined the audience just as the lights went down."

我们刚找到观众席坐下，灯就暗了。

danger noun

/ˈdeɪn.dʒə(ɹ)/ /ˈdeɪndʒɚ/

危险，危害.

"Walking home from school late at night poses a danger to your safety. "

晚上很晚从学校走回家对你的安全构成危险。

pertinent adjective

/ˈpəːtɪnənt/

considerate verb

/kənˈsɪdəɹət/

认真思考，仔细考虑

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

认真想想，我们已经举办了三个大型活动，而今年才刚刚开始。