thinking very carefully about something before doing it, because there may be risks involved synonym cautious小心谨慎的;考虑周密的;慎重的 He was very circumspect in his financial affairs. 他在财务上非常谨慎。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin circumspectus, from circumspicere ‘look around’, from circum ‘around, about’ + specere ‘look’.