precaution
英 [pr?'k???(?)n]
美 [pr?'k???n]
- n. 預防，警惕；預防措施
- vt. 警惕；預先警告
中文詞源
precaution 預防措施pre-,預先，caution,謹慎。
英文詞源
- precaution (n.)
- c. 1600, from French précaution (16c.) and directly from Late Latin praecautionem (nominative praecautio) "a safeguarding," from past participle stem of Latin praecavere "to guard against beforehand," from prae "before" (see pre-) + cavere "to be one's own guard" (see caution (n.)). The verb meaning "to warn (someone) in advance" is from c. 1700.
雙語例句
- 1. We are aware of the potential problems and have taken every precaution.
- 我們已意識到潛在的問題，并采取了全面的預防措施。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I took the precaution of clearing out my desk before I left.
- 我臨走時特地事先把辦公桌清理了一下。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. I took the precaution of locking money in the safe.
- 我把所有的錢都鎖在保險箱里以防萬一.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. I had taken the precaution of doing a little research before I left London.
- 我已在離開倫敦前進行了準備，做了些調(diào)查研究。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. I took the precaution of clearing out my desk before I left, and only my private secretary knows it.
- 我在離開之前預先把桌子整理好了，這一點只有我的私人秘書知道。
來自柯林斯例句