circumspect

形容词 circumspect:

1. heedful of potential consequences
   同义词：discreet

1. In a furtive or circumspect manner; indirectly.
   行为鬼祟的或谨慎的; 谨慎的
2. Looking or planning ahead; circumspect.
   谨慎小心的事先注意或计划的

cir.cum.spect

adj.（形容词）
Heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent.
考虑周到的，仔细的：对情况及可能的后果注意留心的；审慎的

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Latin circumspectus [past participle of] circumspicere [to take heed]
源自 拉丁语 circumspectus [] circumspicere的过去分词 [注意留心]
circum- [circum-]
circum- [前缀，表.环绕.]
specere [to look] * see spek-
specere [看] *参见 spek-

【引伸】
cir.cumspect.ly
adv.（副词）