improvidence
improvidence — 名詞
1. the tendency to live for today without putting anything aside for what lies ahea
缺乏遠見
不為未來規劃，常導致揮霍金錢
the tendency to live for today without putting anything aside for what lies ahead, often showing up as careless spending
Kemi's improvidence meant she had no savings when her car broke down.
Kemi 缺乏遠見，車子壞掉時沒有任何積蓄可用。
Valentina regretted her improvidence after spending her entire paycheck on a weekend trip.
Valentina 後悔自己缺乏遠見，把整份薪水花在一次週末旅行上。
improvidence with [resource]
A manufacturing firm's improvidence during the boom — no savings, ageing equipment — meant closure when orders collapsed.
一家製造公司在景氣大好時缺乏遠見——沒存錢、設備老舊——訂單驟減後只能關門收場。
Ingrid's improvidence with the household budget forced the family to borrow from relatives.
Ingrid 對家庭預算的缺乏遠見，迫使全家人向親戚借錢。
Years of improvidence — eating out daily, never saving — had stripped the elderly couple of any cushion for retirement.
多年的缺乏遠見——每天外食、從不存錢——讓這對老夫婦退休時毫無積蓄可用。
- short-sightedness
less formal; can apply to any kind of poor planning, not only financial
- profligacy
emphasises reckless extravagance and waste, stronger negative charge
- thriftlessness
very close in meaning but rarer and narrower — focuses on failure to save money
- imprudence
broader term for lack of caution; not limited to money or future planning
- providence
the direct opposite: careful preparation for future needs
- thrift
the habit of saving money and using it carefully
- foresight
the general ability to plan ahead, without the financial emphasis
用法筆記
Typically uncountable; describes a long-standing pattern of behaviour rather than a single careless act.