Circumspect
Circumspect 是一个形容词。形容一个人在采取行动或做出决定之前，会仔细观察四周并考虑所有可能的风险。
- The bank is very circumspect about lending money to new businesses. (银行在向新企业提供贷款方面非常审慎。)
- He was circumspect in his dealings with the press. (他在与媒体打交道时非常小心。)
- A circumspect approach is needed to resolve this delicate diplomatic issue. (需要一种审慎的方法来解决这一敏感的外交问题。)
- 前缀：
circum-(环绕) - 词根：
-spect-(看，如 inspect, spectacle) - 含义：向四周看的 -> 审慎。
记：circum- (环绕) + spect (看)。行动前先往“四周看”一圈，就是 circumspect。
Knowing the risks involved, the captain was circumspect about sailing into the storm. (了解其中的风险，船长对航行进入风暴区持审慎态度。)