- 1aB2
/ˈkɑːʃəs/ · /ˈkɔːʃəs/
careful to avoid danger or risks; not liking to take chances
謹慎的
比較級 more cautious最高級 most cautious
核心畫面
Picture someone about to walk across a frozen pond. They do not stop and they do not run — they put one foot down, press, listen, and only then move their weight over. That slowed-down, testing way of moving is the picture in cautious. It is not fear (the person is still crossing); it is a person who keeps checking, because they would rather move slowly than find out the hard way.
可以想成一個人要走過結冰的池面。他沒有停下來,也沒有衝過去,而是先把一隻腳踩上去、壓一壓、聽一下聲音,確定撐得住才把…更多收起
可以想成一個人要走過結冰的池面。他沒有停下來,也沒有衝過去,而是先把一隻腳踩上去、壓一壓、聽一下聲音,確定撐得住才把重心移過去。cautious 給人的感覺就像這個放慢下來、邊走邊確認的動作。它不等於害怕——這個人還是在往前走;重點在於他一路都在檢查,寧可慢一點,也不想用出事的方式才知道結果。原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
cautiousadj/ˈkɔːʃəs/
- 1
Using or exercising caution; careful; tentative
- He took a few cautious steps toward the cave.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。