precautionn.

Brit.

/prᵻˈkɔːʃn/,

/priːˈkɔːʃn/, U.S.

/priˈkɔʃ(ə)n/,

/prəˈkɔʃ(ə)n/,

/priˈkɑʃ(ə)n/,

/prəˈkɑʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1500s– precaution, 1600s praecaution.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French precaution; Latin praecaution-, praecautio.

Etymology: < (i) Middle French precaution, French précaution caution exercised beforehand (1572 in the passage translated in quot. 1603 at sense 1), measure taken to avoid danger (1580 in Montaigne), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin praecaution-, praecautio wariness, forethought (5th cent.), warning (1236 in a British source) < classical Latin praecaut- , past participial stem of praecavēre to guard against beforehand ( < prae- pre- prefix + cavēre to beware of: see cave int.) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare caution n.

1. Caution exercised beforehand to avoid a danger or ensure a good result; prudent foresight.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [noun] > precaution

provention1548

premunitiona1592

wariment1596

precaution1599

prevention1600

guard1609

1599 H. Wotton Let. in L. P. Smith Life & Lett. Sir H. Wotton (1907) I. 309 With due precaution.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 128 A putting by or precaution that we should not commit any of those faults.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Præcaution, a fore-seeing, fore-warning, or preventing.

1692 R. L'Estrange Fables 95 All the Father's Precaution could not Secure the Son from the Fatality of Dying by a Lyon.

1782 J. Priestley Hist. Corruptions Christianity I. Pref. 20 I have used all the care and precaution that I could.

1791 E. Burke Let. to Member National Assembly 20 An object of precaution to provident minds.

1823 F. Clissold Narr. Ascent Mont Blanc 19 The danger in this place defies precaution.

1861 M. Oliphant in Blackwood's Mag. Oct. 43 He stood aside..to let his brother pass in—not with the courtesy of a host, but the precaution of a jailer, to see him safe before he himself entered and closed the door.

1938 Amer. Home Oct. 50/1 Those who use precaution and who understand the causes for tarnish have very little trouble.

1956 H. A. Bloch & F. T. Flynn Delinquency ii. 38 We must exercise some precaution..in examining these consistently higher rates of delinquency for boys than for girls.

1977 Harvard Brief Dict. Music 312/2 It [sc. the tritone] has always been considered a ‘dangerous’ interval..which was to be avoided or treated with special precaution.

2. Frequently with take.

a. As a count noun: a particular measure taken in advance to avoid or minimize the effects of a danger, to maximize the likelihood of a good outcome, or to prevent something unpleasant or inconvenient from happening.Now the usual sense.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [noun] > precaution > a precaution

cautel1541

caveata1599

prevention1600

precaution1603

guard1609

cautiona1616

precautionary1748

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. xxvii. 93 Regular and remisse friendship, wherein so many precautions [Fr. precautions] of a long and preallable conversation, are required.

1622 J. Reynolds tr. E. de Refuge Treat. Court i. vii. 26 We must..seeke all occasions to come out of their debt, yet with these precautions, that we doe it not either too soone or too curiously.

1710 London Gaz. No. 4724/3 The same Partisan having roaded some Days in this Neighbourhood with a strong Party,..all possible Precautions are taken.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. xi. 249 The Governor..had taken several precautions to prevent us from forcing our way into the harbour.

1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest I. ii. 52 This seemed a necessary precaution.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. II. ix. 331 They believed truly that the security of the state required unusual precautions.

1888 W. E. Norris Chris vi Prawning is not bad fun for those who have taken the precaution to put on wading-boots.

1918 A. G. Gardiner Leaves in Wind 130 There is no discredit in taking reasonable precautions against danger, but these good people carry apprehension to excess.

1988 H. Mantel Eight Months on Ghazzah St. 214 She washed the glasses, went into the bathroom, and took Vitamin C tablets as a precaution against a hangover.

2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 9 Mar. a11/4 Although heavily armed Army strike teams were scattered throughout the logistics convoy, individual soldiers took their own precautions.

b. As a mass noun: the fact of having taken precautionary measures; such measures collectively.

ΚΠ

1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World x. 299 I took all imaginable precaution..to discover any ripling, or discolour'd water.

1851 Defiance (Ohio) Democrat 21 June Children of parents that have at any time been affected with Consumption, Scrofula or Syphilis, owe it to themselves to take precaution against the disease being revived in them.

1919 Weekly Courier (Connellsville, Pa.) 20 Feb. 3/2 [He] urged..that adequate precaution be taken so that minor illness and injuries may be promptly treated.

1991 R. Goldring Fossils in Field iii. 57 Do not trench in loose sediment without adequate precaution against cave-in.

c. spec. Usually in plural. A measure or device used to prevent conception, or the transmission of disease, during sexual intercourse; a contraceptive device, a prophylactic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > contraception or birth control > [noun] > a contraceptive

preventive1822

contraceptive1891

preventative1901

precaution1935

protection1960

1935 N. Mitchison We have been Warned iv. 419 What did he do to you? Was it—rape?.. Was he using any precautions?

1969 G. Greene Trav. with my Aunt i. x. 98 If we didn't have a child together, it was purely owing to the fact that it was a late love. I took no precautions, none at all.

1996 C. Bateman Of Wee Sweetie Mice & Men xiv. 110 We took the precautions, mostly, but you always had that little hope that from those nights when we forgot or you were off the pill for whatever reason you might get pregnant.

3. The action of giving prior warning; †a caution or caveat given beforehand (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > a warning or caution

monition?a1475

caveat1557

take-heed1596

alarm1608

cautiona1616

precaution1658

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Præcaution, a fore-seeing, fore-warning, or preventing.

1660 in E. Nicholas Nicholas Papers (1920) IV. 252 The saide Sir Rob. Walsh, whome concerning I haue giuen sufficient precautions.

1713 R. Steele in Guardian 31 Mar. 1/1 I should call my present Precaution a Criticism upon Fornication.

1762 G. G. Beekman Let. 6 Apr. in Beekman Mercantile Papers (1956) I. 407 Our Underwriters Never pays any damages on Coffie when Loaded in Bulk. I mention this to you by way of Precaution.

1868 Times 7 Dec. 4/4 There is not in all Mr. Eyre's despatches..a single word of precaution or of warning against excesses on the part of the officers.

1944 Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 12 Dec. 6/1 Planetary aspects for this day sound a note of precaution.

2003 North Devon Jrnl. (Nexis) 26 June 58 A few words of precaution. Once a food intolerance has been ‘'unmasked’ it can cause symptoms to return with more severity than before when you eat it again.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

precautionv.

Brit.

/prᵻˈkɔːʃn/,

/ˌpriːˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/, U.S.

/priˈkɔʃ(ə)n/,

/prəˈkɔʃ(ə)n/,

/prəˈkɑʃ(ə)n/,

/ˌpriˈkɔʃ(ə)n/,

/ˌpriˈkɑʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: precaution n.

Etymology: < precaution n. Compare Middle French, French précautionner (a1573, originally used reflexively).

a. transitive. To caution in advance; to forewarn; to give (a person) prior warning of an event, occurrence, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > demotivate [verb (transitive)] > deter > by example

precaution1653

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > advise [verb (transitive)] > admonish > warn of or against

warnc1000

warn1303

advertise1431

advise?c1450

admonish1546

dissuade?c1550

to set a watchword upona1586

diswarn1608

discounsel1629

disadvise1636

caveat1667

warn1765

precaution1768

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > warn (a person) of imminent danger or evil [verb (transitive)] > put (a person) on his guard > warn against (something dangerous)

advertise1431

to set a watchword upona1586

caveat1667

precaution1768

1653 E. Hall Ὴ ἀποστασία ὁ ἀντίχριστος v. 59 He strives to establish them, precautioning them of the danger that would come upon them when he was departed.

1654 R. Flecknoe Ten Years Trav. 43 Let the Duke of Guise then be precautioned by the Duke of Alansons ill successe at Antwerp.

1768 Woman of Honor I. 13 She precautioned them against receiving implicitly any opinion.

1805 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 3 63 Precautioned by works of imperishable criticism against any real imprudence.

1872 F. Hall Rec. Exempl. False Philol. 102 Those who treat this gentleman irreverently are precautioned as what they may look for.

1939 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 19 Oct. 1/3 The witness had been precautioned to give more precise answers.

1988 Los Angeles Times 14 Nov. (Calendar section) vi. 2/1 I have been precautioned by my advisers not to say anything further.

†b. transitive. To mention or say beforehand as a caution. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > advise [verb (transitive)] > admonish

mingOE

monisha1382

correctc1386

admonish?c1400

minda1425

advertise1449

exhortc1475

premonisha1530

precaution1665

caution1683

precaution1665

1665 G. Wither Medit. upon Lords Prayer Preamble Therefore I have here, to that end, precautioned so much as I conceive may be pertinently extracted from the subject I have now in hand.

1690 J. Norris Christian Blessedness 211 The reason..was not (as is already precaution'd) any Absolute Merit of theirs.

†2. transitive. To take precautions against (something); to guard against. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [verb (transitive)] > take precautions against

forfend1591

to arm against ——1598

secure1623

precaution1690

fend1712

1690 J. Dryden Don Sebastian ii. i. 30 He cannot hurt me, That I precaution'd.

†3. transitive (reflexive). To be on one's guard against an event, occurrence, etc. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > be vigilant [verb (reflexive)] > guard (oneself) against

wareOE

witec1000

lookc1175

keepa1400

watch1489

precaution1700

1700 J. Welwood Mem. Material Trans. 252 They had ever the Shovel and Pickaxe in their hands, to precaution themselves against this Misfortune.

1706 Bona Mors 14 It is every individual Persons concern, to precaution themselves against that Moment, when there's no playing an after Game.

1777 Dict. Love at Anxiety The fair precaution themselves against indiscretions.

Derivatives

† precautioning n. Obsolete rare.

ΚΠ

1710 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) II. 525 The precautioning of all witnesses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	precaution
释义	precautionn. Brit. /prᵻˈkɔːʃn/, /priːˈkɔːʃn/, U.S. /priˈkɔʃ(ə)n/, /prəˈkɔʃ(ə)n/, /priˈkɑʃ(ə)n/, /prəˈkɑʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1500s– precaution, 1600s praecaution. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French precaution; Latin praecaution-, praecautio. Etymology: < (i) Middle French precaution, French précaution caution exercised beforehand (1572 in the passage translated in quot. 1603 at sense 1), measure taken to avoid danger (1580 in Montaigne), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin praecaution-, praecautio wariness, forethought (5th cent.), warning (1236 in a British source) < classical Latin praecaut- , past participial stem of praecavēre to guard against beforehand ( < prae- pre- prefix + cavēre to beware of: see cave int.) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare caution n. 1. Caution exercised beforehand to avoid a danger or ensure a good result; prudent foresight. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [noun] > precaution provention1548 premunitiona1592 wariment1596 precaution1599 prevention1600 guard1609 1599 H. Wotton Let. in L. P. Smith Life & Lett. Sir H. Wotton (1907) I. 309 With due precaution. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 128 A putting by or precaution that we should not commit any of those faults. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Præcaution, a fore-seeing, fore-warning, or preventing. 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables 95 All the Father's Precaution could not Secure the Son from the Fatality of Dying by a Lyon. 1782 J. Priestley Hist. Corruptions Christianity I. Pref. 20 I have used all the care and precaution that I could. 1791 E. Burke Let. to Member National Assembly 20 An object of precaution to provident minds. 1823 F. Clissold Narr. Ascent Mont Blanc 19 The danger in this place defies precaution. 1861 M. Oliphant in Blackwood's Mag. Oct. 43 He stood aside..to let his brother pass in—not with the courtesy of a host, but the precaution of a jailer, to see him safe before he himself entered and closed the door. 1938 Amer. Home Oct. 50/1 Those who use precaution and who understand the causes for tarnish have very little trouble. 1956 H. A. Bloch & F. T. Flynn Delinquency ii. 38 We must exercise some precaution..in examining these consistently higher rates of delinquency for boys than for girls. 1977 Harvard Brief Dict. Music 312/2 It [sc. the tritone] has always been considered a ‘dangerous’ interval..which was to be avoided or treated with special precaution. 2. Frequently with take. a. As a count noun: a particular measure taken in advance to avoid or minimize the effects of a danger, to maximize the likelihood of a good outcome, or to prevent something unpleasant or inconvenient from happening.Now the usual sense. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [noun] > precaution > a precaution cautel1541 caveata1599 prevention1600 precaution1603 guard1609 cautiona1616 precautionary1748 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. xxvii. 93 Regular and remisse friendship, wherein so many precautions [Fr. precautions] of a long and preallable conversation, are required. 1622 J. Reynolds tr. E. de Refuge Treat. Court i. vii. 26 We must..seeke all occasions to come out of their debt, yet with these precautions, that we doe it not either too soone or too curiously. 1710 London Gaz. No. 4724/3 The same Partisan having roaded some Days in this Neighbourhood with a strong Party,..all possible Precautions are taken. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. xi. 249 The Governor..had taken several precautions to prevent us from forcing our way into the harbour. 1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest I. ii. 52 This seemed a necessary precaution. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. II. ix. 331 They believed truly that the security of the state required unusual precautions. 1888 W. E. Norris Chris vi Prawning is not bad fun for those who have taken the precaution to put on wading-boots. 1918 A. G. Gardiner Leaves in Wind 130 There is no discredit in taking reasonable precautions against danger, but these good people carry apprehension to excess. 1988 H. Mantel Eight Months on Ghazzah St. 214 She washed the glasses, went into the bathroom, and took Vitamin C tablets as a precaution against a hangover. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 9 Mar. a11/4 Although heavily armed Army strike teams were scattered throughout the logistics convoy, individual soldiers took their own precautions. b. As a mass noun: the fact of having taken precautionary measures; such measures collectively. ΚΠ 1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World x. 299 I took all imaginable precaution..to discover any ripling, or discolour'd water. 1851 Defiance (Ohio) Democrat 21 June Children of parents that have at any time been affected with Consumption, Scrofula or Syphilis, owe it to themselves to take precaution against the disease being revived in them. 1919 Weekly Courier (Connellsville, Pa.) 20 Feb. 3/2 [He] urged..that adequate precaution be taken so that minor illness and injuries may be promptly treated. 1991 R. Goldring Fossils in Field iii. 57 Do not trench in loose sediment without adequate precaution against cave-in. c. spec. Usually in plural. A measure or device used to prevent conception, or the transmission of disease, during sexual intercourse; a contraceptive device, a prophylactic. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > contraception or birth control > [noun] > a contraceptive preventive1822 contraceptive1891 preventative1901 precaution1935 protection1960 1935 N. Mitchison We have been Warned iv. 419 What did he do to you? Was it—rape?.. Was he using any precautions? 1969 G. Greene Trav. with my Aunt i. x. 98 If we didn't have a child together, it was purely owing to the fact that it was a late love. I took no precautions, none at all. 1996 C. Bateman Of Wee Sweetie Mice & Men xiv. 110 We took the precautions, mostly, but you always had that little hope that from those nights when we forgot or you were off the pill for whatever reason you might get pregnant. 3. The action of giving prior warning; †a caution or caveat given beforehand (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > a warning or caution monition?a1475 caveat1557 take-heed1596 alarm1608 cautiona1616 precaution1658 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Præcaution, a fore-seeing, fore-warning, or preventing. 1660 in E. Nicholas Nicholas Papers (1920) IV. 252 The saide Sir Rob. Walsh, whome concerning I haue giuen sufficient precautions. 1713 R. Steele in Guardian 31 Mar. 1/1 I should call my present Precaution a Criticism upon Fornication. 1762 G. G. Beekman Let. 6 Apr. in Beekman Mercantile Papers (1956) I. 407 Our Underwriters Never pays any damages on Coffie when Loaded in Bulk. I mention this to you by way of Precaution. 1868 Times 7 Dec. 4/4 There is not in all Mr. Eyre's despatches..a single word of precaution or of warning against excesses on the part of the officers. 1944 Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 12 Dec. 6/1 Planetary aspects for this day sound a note of precaution. 2003 North Devon Jrnl. (Nexis) 26 June 58 A few words of precaution. Once a food intolerance has been ‘'unmasked’ it can cause symptoms to return with more severity than before when you eat it again. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). precautionv. Brit. /prᵻˈkɔːʃn/, /ˌpriːˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/, U.S. /priˈkɔʃ(ə)n/, /prəˈkɔʃ(ə)n/, /prəˈkɑʃ(ə)n/, /ˌpriˈkɔʃ(ə)n/, /ˌpriˈkɑʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: precaution n. Etymology: < precaution n. Compare Middle French, French précautionner (a1573, originally used reflexively). 1. a. transitive. To caution in advance; to forewarn; to give (a person) prior warning of an event, occurrence, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > demotivate [verb (transitive)] > deter > by example precaution1653 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > advise [verb (transitive)] > admonish > warn of or against warnc1000 warnc1000 warn1303 advertise1431 advise?c1450 admonish1546 dissuade?c1550 to set a watchword upona1586 diswarn1608 discounsel1629 disadvise1636 caveat1667 warn1765 precaution1768 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > warn (a person) of imminent danger or evil [verb (transitive)] > put (a person) on his guard > warn against (something dangerous) advertise1431 to set a watchword upona1586 caveat1667 precaution1768 1653 E. Hall Ὴ ἀποστασία ὁ ἀντίχριστος v. 59 He strives to establish them, precautioning them of the danger that would come upon them when he was departed. 1654 R. Flecknoe Ten Years Trav. 43 Let the Duke of Guise then be precautioned by the Duke of Alansons ill successe at Antwerp. 1768 Woman of Honor I. 13 She precautioned them against receiving implicitly any opinion. 1805 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 3 63 Precautioned by works of imperishable criticism against any real imprudence. 1872 F. Hall Rec. Exempl. False Philol. 102 Those who treat this gentleman irreverently are precautioned as what they may look for. 1939 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 19 Oct. 1/3 The witness had been precautioned to give more precise answers. 1988 Los Angeles Times 14 Nov. (Calendar section) vi. 2/1 I have been precautioned by my advisers not to say anything further. †b. transitive. To mention or say beforehand as a caution. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > advise [verb (transitive)] > admonish mingOE monisha1382 correctc1386 admonish?c1400 minda1425 advertise1449 exhortc1475 premonisha1530 precaution1665 caution1683 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > warn (a person) of imminent danger or evil [verb (transitive)] > put (a person) on his guard > mention by way of caution precaution1665 1665 G. Wither Medit. upon Lords Prayer Preamble Therefore I have here, to that end, precautioned so much as I conceive may be pertinently extracted from the subject I have now in hand. 1690 J. Norris Christian Blessedness 211 The reason..was not (as is already precaution'd) any Absolute Merit of theirs. †2. transitive. To take precautions against (something); to guard against. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [verb (transitive)] > take precautions against forfend1591 to arm against ——1598 secure1623 precaution1690 fend1712 1690 J. Dryden Don Sebastian ii. i. 30 He cannot hurt me, That I precaution'd. †3. transitive (reflexive). To be on one's guard against an event, occurrence, etc. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > be vigilant [verb (reflexive)] > guard (oneself) against wareOE witec1000 lookc1175 keepa1400 watch1489 precaution1700 1700 J. Welwood Mem. Material Trans. 252 They had ever the Shovel and Pickaxe in their hands, to precaution themselves against this Misfortune. 1706 Bona Mors 14 It is every individual Persons concern, to precaution themselves against that Moment, when there's no playing an after Game. 1777 Dict. Love at Anxiety The fair precaution themselves against indiscretions. Derivatives † precautioning n. Obsolete rare. ΚΠ 1710 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) II. 525 The precautioning of all witnesses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1599v.1653
随便看	in proportion as in proposition in propria persona in prosecution in prospect in prospective in prototype in public in punto in pup in purchase in purdah in purfle in puris naturalibus in purpose in pursuance of in pursuit in pursuit of in push-pull in pushpull in quadrature in quadrature with in quadriplicate in quadruplate in quadruplicate