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Cautious

發佈時間: 2020/04/29

Cautious

現在消費者和企業的支出極度謹慎(cautious),打擊多個行業。有調查發現,即使疫情得以緩和,解除封城,消費者的預算將持續保守,經濟復甦需時。

形容詞cautious可以解「謹慎的、小心翼翼的」,以避免風險--avoid risks。例如,He is a cautious driver and always obeys the speed limit.(他是謹慎的司機,總是遵守速度限制。)Teachers and students must be careful and cautious in the laboratory.(師生在實驗室時必須小心謹慎。)

Cautious所指的「謹慎」,也可以是用來描述「斟酌過的、經過仔細考慮的」--well-considered。常用句式to be cautious about something,指出就甚麼事情小心謹慎。例句︰Consumers are extremely cautious about spending as some are expecting declining incomes.(消費者對支出非常謹慎,因為有些人預計收入會下降。)Heavily influenced by the potential economic crisis, many companies are very cautious about decision-making.(受潛在經濟危機的嚴重影響,許多公司對決策非常謹慎。)

Cautious可加上字尾-ly,變成副詞(adverb)。例如,Experts are cautiously optimistic that the coronavirus curve is flattening.(專家對冠狀病毒曲綫趨於平緩持謹慎樂觀態度。)

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