early 15c., "quality of rashness or heedlessness; imprudent act," from Latin imprudentia "lack of foresight, inconsiderateness, ignorance, inadvertence," noun of quality from imprudens (see imprudent).
权威例句
1. I hinted at his imprudence.
我曾暗示他的不谨慎.
2. I hinted at his imprudence, his folly, but he did not take my hint.
我暗示他的轻率, 他的愚蠢, 但他没有觉察我的暗示.
3. I suspect some imprudence of Mr. Franklin's on the Continent.
我疑心是弗半克林先生在欧洲大陆的时候,有什么不检点的行为.
4. He had the imprudence to run into debt.
他轻率举债.
5. Some dim ideas of imprudence or impropriety in the measure seemed to embrass him considerably.