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improvident

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++im·prov·i·dent /ɪmˈprɒvɪdənt $ -ˈprɑː-/ adjective formal  CARELESStoo careless to save any money or to plan for the future 挥霍的;无远见的 spendthriftimprovidence noun [uncountable]improvidently adverb
Examples from the Corpus
improvidentThese immediate-return hunter-gatherers never suffer anxiety about the future of food supplies and are characterized by improvident, generous, happy-go-lucky personalities.
im·prov·i·dent adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus too careless to save plan to or for money any


improvident
improvident /ɪmˈprɒvədənt, ɪmˈprɒvɪdənt $ -ˈprɑː-/ adjective formal
too careless to save any money or to plan for the future ⇨ spendthrift
—improvidence noun [uncountable]
—improvidently adverb


im·provi·dentBrE /ɪmˈprɒvɪdənt/ 🔊NAmE /ɪmˈprɑːvɪdənt/ 🔊 adjective (formal) not thinking about or planning for the future; spending money in a careless way 不顾将来的;没有长远打算的;挥霍的;不节俭的 OPP provident im·provi·dence BrE /ɪmˈprɒvɪdəns/ 🔊NAmE /ɪmˈprɑːvɪdəns/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]