imprudent

adjective
🔊/ɪmˈpruːdnt/
🔊/ɪmˈpruːdnt/
(formal)
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  1. not wise or sensible不明智的;不谨慎的 synonym unwise
    • It would be imprudent to invest all your money in one company.把所有的钱都投资在一家公司是不明智的。🔊🔊
    opposite prudent
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin imprudent- ‘not foreseeing’, from in- ‘not’ + prudent- (contraction of provident- ‘foreseeing, attending to’, from the verb providere ‘foresee, attend to’, from pro- ‘before’ + videre ‘to see’).