cautious
/ˈkɔːʃəs/adjective
1- (of a person) careful to avoid potential problems or dangers（人）小心的, 谨慎的, 慎重的：
a cautious driver
开车谨慎的司机
firms have been unusually cautious about hiring new workers.
对于雇佣新员工公司都表现得异乎寻常地谨慎。
1.1
- (of an action) characterized by such an attitude（行为）谨慎的, 小心的：
the plan received a cautious welcome.
这个计划受到了谨慎的欢迎。
派生词
cautiously
adverbcautiousness
noun词源
mid 17th cent.: from CAUTION, on the pattern of pairs such as ambition， ambitious.