preventative
FREQ #45858
a. 预防的, 防止的 n. 预防法, 预防措施, 预防物, 预防药
发音
US
/pɹɪˈvɛntətɪv/
词形变化
preventatives
复数
preventatives
more preventative
比较级
most preventative
最高级
释义与例句
n.
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1.
Alternative form of preventive.
adj.
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1.
Alternative form of preventive.
1920, Lillien Jane Martin, Mental hygiene: two years' experience of a clinical psychologist, Warwick &York (1920), p. 78, "That part of mental hygiene which has a prophylactic character falls into two classes, group preventative mental hygiene […]"
1968, G. Anthony Wedge, N. A. P.: New American Party, Geddes Press Printers (1968), p. 155, "Preventative defense comes in two flavors […]"
2006, Robert Thompson and Barbara Fritchman Thompson, Repairing & Upgrading Your PC, O'Reilly (2006), p. 70, "The goals of preventative maintenance are to reduce the likelihood of hardware failures, […]"