preventive

/prɪˈventɪv/
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Preventive actions are intended to help prevent things such as disease or crime. 预防性的

adjective [原级] 预防(性)的,防备的

Too much is spent on curative medicine and too little on preventive medicine. 在治疗医学上花费太多,而在预防医学上花费太少。

noun [物质名词] 预防药,预防疗法

We must take preventive measures to reduce crime in the area. 我们必须采取预防措施来减少这个地区的犯罪。

后缀: tive 【adjective】 具有...性质的 - having the quality or tendency of 原词: preventive 是通过后缀 【tive】 构成的派生词
来自prevent(v. 预防; 阻止)
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The police were able to take preventive action and avoid a possible riot. 警方及时采取防范措施,避免了可能发生的骚乱。