词典释义：
the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offence or revealing private information
（言行的）谨慎；慎重
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she knew she could rely on his discretion 她知道他小心谨慎，是靠得住的
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I'll be
the soul of discretion .我会非常谨慎。
the freedom to decide what should be done in a particular situation
斟酌决定（在特定情况下如何行事）的自由
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it is up to local authorities to use their discretion in setting the charges 如何收费由当地政府自行决定
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honorary fellowships may be awarded
at the discretion of the council .荣誉奖学金颁发的权利掌握在委员会手中。
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discretion is the better part of valour proverb it's better to avoid a dangerous situation than to confront it 〈谚〉 谨慎即大勇
"Middle English （in the sense ‘discernment’）： via Old French from Latin
