| 单词 | obviate |
| 释义 | obviate (once / 2798 pages) v To obviate means to eliminate the need for something or to prevent something from happening. If you want to obviate the possibility of a roach infestation, clean your kitchen regularly. The prefix ob means "to go against." That makes sense when you look at the words obstruct and obstacle, but how about obstetrics? Why does the name of the branch of medicine dealing with birth have the same root as words that mean "stop" or "get in the way"? Because a midwife stands opposite to, or against, the woman giving birth. WORD FAMILYobviate: obviated, obviates, obviating, obviation USAGE EXAMPLESThe ritual doesn’t obviate the visceral nature of the hunt, even for Mr. Williams, but that is part of the point. New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) And the mid-1970s was almost insane enough to obviate satire entirely. The Guardian(Nov 23, 2016) How many drivers seem to think that “right on red” obviates the requirement to come to a full stop? Seattle Times(Nov 17, 2016) 1v do away with Syn|Ant|Hypo eliminate, rid of ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take require as useful, just, or proper claim, exact, taketake as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs close out, preclude, rule out make impossible, especially beforehand 2v prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening Syn|Hyper avert, avoid, debar, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, stave off, ward off forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent keep from happening or arising; make impossible |
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