out of an abundance of caution

/aʊt əv ən əˈbʌndəns əv ˈkɔːʃən/· phrase

人文/文化/社会B2

out of an abundance of caution
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Chinese meaning

出chū于yú极jí度dù谨jǐn慎shèn起qǐ见jiàn

为wèi防fáng万wàn一yī、格gé外wài小xiǎo心xīn

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解jiě释shì为wèi何hé连lián带dài关guān闭bì旗qí下xià其qí他tā乐lè园yuán的de设shè施shī

Example

"Out of an abundance of caution, we have temporarily closed similar attractions across our parks," a Six Flags spokeswoman told the station.

「出chū于yú极jí度dù谨jǐn慎shèn起qǐ见jiàn,我wǒ们men已yǐ暂zàn时shí关guān闭bì了le旗qí下xià各gè园yuán区qū的de同tóng类lèi游yóu乐lè设shè施shī,」Six Flags一yī名míng女nǚ发fā言yán人rén对duì该gāi电diàn视shì台tái表biǎo示shì。

Source: Fox Business · 13 Oct 2026

Background ✎

美měi国guó六liù旗qí乐lè园yuán佐zuǒ治zhì亚yà州zhōu园yuán区qū发fā生shēng致zhì命mìng事shì故gù,造zào成chéng1人rén死sǐ亡wáng、多duō人rén受shòu伤shāng。公gōng司sī随suí后hòu出chū于yú谨jǐn慎shèn,暂zàn时shí关guān闭bì了le加jiā州zhōu、新xīn泽zé西xī等děng地dì多duō座zuò过guò山shān车chē,重zhòng开kāi时shí间jiān未wèi定dìng。

Roots · etymology

abundance源自拉丁abundare(溢出);caution源自cautio(小心)

  • abundance(大量、过剩)+ of + caution(谨慎);固定搭配,整体记忆

Collocations

  • out of an abundance of caution / exercise caution / err on the side of caution

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