Old English cearful "mournful, sad," also "full of care or woe; anxious; full of concern" (for someone or something), thus "applying attention, painstaking, circumspect;" from care (n.) + -ful.
雙語例句
1. You have to be careful what you say on telly.
在電視上說話時你必須很謹慎。
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2. Interior decoration by careful coordination seems to have had its day.
精心搭配的室內裝飾似乎已不再受歡迎了。
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3. One of the keys to successful business is careful planning.
打造成功企業的關鍵之一就是要精心策劃。
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4. This very careful attitude to money can sometimes border on meanness.
這種對待金錢的過分謹慎的態度有時幾近于吝嗇。
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5. The British Government was careful not to act unilaterally.