precaution
precaution
noun
precautionary
adjective
语源
noun
- a measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening
预防，防备；警惕
he had taken the precaution of seeking legal advice.
他已经做好了寻求法律援助的准备。
■(precautions)(informal)used euphemistically to refer to contraception
(非正式，婉)避孕
we never took precautions.
我们从不采取任何避孕措施。
precautionary
adjective
语源
- late 16th cent. (in the sense 'prudent foresight'): from French précaution, from late Latin praecautio(n-), from Latin praecavere, from prae 'before' + cavere 'take heed, beware of'
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