imprudently
imprudently — 副詞
1. doing something without thinking carefully about the possible bad results that m
輕率地
以不考慮後果的方式
doing something without thinking carefully about the possible bad results that may follow; acting with poor judgment about the risks involved.
Rodrigo imprudently invested all his savings in a single startup company.
Rodrigo 輕率地將所有積蓄投資在一家剛起步的公司。
imprudently + invested [money]
The previous government had imprudently borrowed money at very high interest rates.
前一屆政府輕率地以非常高的利率借貸。
passive: had imprudently + past participle
Shanti imprudently agreed to lend her cousin a large sum of money.
Shanti 輕率地同意借給表親一大筆錢。
Adaeze realized she had spoken imprudently when she saw her colleague's hurt expression.
Adaeze 看到同事受傷的表情時，意識到自己說話太輕率了。
The young couple imprudently bought a house they could not afford.
那對年輕夫婦輕率地買了一棟他們負擔不起的房子。
- recklessly
stronger; suggests a deliberate ignoring of danger rather than just poor judgment
- rashly
focuses on acting too quickly, without pausing to think
- unwisely
more general and slightly less formal; can describe any bad decision
- prudently
the direct opposite; acting with careful thought about consequences
- wisely
emphasises good judgment and experience
- cautiously
focuses on avoiding risk through careful action
文法句型
imprudently + [verb phrase]
用法筆記
Frequently modifies verbs describing financial actions, agreements, or speech (invest, borrow, agree, speak, buy). Often carries a tone of gentle criticism about the decision.
常見錯誤
imprudently — 形容詞
- imprudentlypositive
- more imprudentlycomparative
- most imprudentlysuperlative
1. describes a person, action, or decision that is not sensible because it does not
輕率的
缺乏判斷力而不明智的
describes a person, action, or decision that is not sensible because it does not consider possible negative outcomes or risks.
It was an imprudent decision to leave the company without finding another job first.
還未找到下一份工作就離開公司，是個輕率的決定。
imprudent + decision — common noun collocation
Tariq's imprudent remarks during the meeting upset several of his coworkers.
Tariq 在會議上輕率的發言惹惱了幾位同事。
imprudent + remarks — collocation with speech nouns
The bank suffered heavy losses from its imprudent lending policies.
這家銀行因其輕率的放貸政策而蒙受巨額虧損。
Asher admitted that buying a sports car on credit was an imprudent move.
Asher 承認用信用卡買跑車是個輕率的舉動。
文法句型
imprudent + [noun]
be + imprudent
用法筆記
Commonly placed before nouns like decision, remark, choice, action, or policy. The predicative pattern (e.g. 'It was imprudent to…') typically introduces a to-infinitive clause explaining the risky action.