单词 | preventive |
释义 | Word Frequency preventive(prɪˈvɛntɪv) adjective 1. tending or intended to prevent or hinder 2. medicine a. tending to prevent disease; prophylactic b. of or relating to the branch of medicine concerned with prolonging life and preventing disease 3. (in Britain) of, relating to, or belonging to the customs and excise service or the coastguard noun Also (except for sense 3): preventative4. something that serves to prevent or hinder 5. medicine any drug or agent that tends to prevent or protect against disease 6. another name for contraceptive Derived forms preventively (preˈventively) adverb preventiveness (preˈventiveness) noun |
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