preservation

noun

/ˌprezəˈveɪʃn/

/ˌprezərˈveɪʃn/

[uncountable]

jump to other results

the act of keeping something in its original state or in good condition
- building/environmental/food preservation
- a preservation group/society
- The council has placed a preservation order on the building.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- building
- railroad
- railway
- …
preservation + noun
- order
- ordinance
phrases
- a state of preservation
See full entry
the act of making sure that something is kept
- The central issue in the strike was the preservation of jobs.
the degree to which something has not been changed or damaged by age, weather, etc.
- The paintings were in an excellent state of preservation.
see also self-preservation

Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin praeservatio(n-), from late Latin praeservare ‘to keep’, from prae- ‘before, in advance’ + servare ‘to keep’.

单词	preservation
释义	preservation noun /ˌprezəˈveɪʃn/ /ˌprezərˈveɪʃn/ [uncountable] jump to other results the act of keeping something in its original state or in good condition building/environmental/food preservation a preservation group/society The council has placed a preservation order on the building. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective building railroad railway … preservation + noun order ordinance phrases a state of preservation See full entry the act of making sure that something is kept The central issue in the strike was the preservation of jobs. the degree to which something has not been changed or damaged by age, weather, etc. The paintings were in an excellent state of preservation. see also self-preservation Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin praeservatio(n-), from late Latin praeservare ‘to keep’, from prae- ‘before, in advance’ + servare ‘to keep’.
随便看	wives wizard wizardry wizened wk WLAN WLTM WMD wmd w/o woad wobble wobbleboard wobbly Woburn Abbey wodge woe woebegone woeful woefully wog woggle wok woke woken