improvident
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ɪmˈprɒv.ɪ.dənt]
- 美式音标 [ɪmˈprɑː.və.dənt]
- 国际音标 [im'prɔvidənt]
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- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.不顾将来的;无远见的;不节约的;不经济的
词根记忆
- im(不) + provident(有远见的;节俭的)→无远见的,不节俭的
英汉例句
- Second, Eurobonds would remove the pressure on improvident governments to put their public finances in order.
第二,欧元债券会消除缺乏远见的那些政府理顺公共财政的压力。 - In the past few decades, when pensions in most rich countries were reasonably generous and early retirement was positively encouraged, only the most workaholic (or improvident) continued working.
在过去几十年,当大部分发达国家的养老金非常丰厚,并且政府积极鼓励早退休时,只有那些工作狂(或者挥霍的人)继续工作。 - Putting public and private borrowing together, it becomes clear that America as a whole is no more improvident now than it was before.
把公有和私有借贷放在一起,总的来说美国显然已经没有以前那么有远见了。 - Second, Eurobonds would remove the pressure on improvident governments to put their public finances in order.
ECONOMIST: Eurobonds could restore confidence, but at a cost - To avoid suffering the fate of their improvident predecessors, they would invest massively in irrigation and grain storage.
UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES - He shook himself free from the cares of state banking and the wiles of improvident countries and entered private industry.
ECONOMIST: Fritz Leutwiler
双语例句
权威例句
英英字典
- not planning carefully for the future, especially by spending money in a way that is unwise
- not provident thriftless, imprudent, or prodigal