单词	preparedness
释义	preparednesspre‧pared‧ness /prɪˈpeədnəs, -ˈpeərəd- $ -ˈperəd-, -ˈperd-/ noun [uncountable] formal Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Military preparedness is important to prevent war. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Any falling short in doing so reflects more on the teaching than on the students' preparedness to respond. I am not opposed to the accepted concept of preparedness. It means preparedness to experiment with new and possibly riskier arrangements. Military preparedness, Augustine said, should not be based on the wishes of diplomats. They never campaigned for military preparedness. This, of course, was the accepted version of the preparedness theory. We should have a detached preparedness for mystical states and no anxiety for them. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► military · They never campaigned for military preparedness.· National defense constitutes over one-fourth of the Federal budget and underscores the high cost of military preparedness. Word family WORD FAMILYnounpreparationpreparationspreparednessadjectiveprepared ≠ unpreparedpreparatoryverbprepare 1when someone is ready for something:  the country’s lack of military preparedness2when someone is willing to do something:  their preparedness to break the law
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