precaution
Chinese meaning
预防措施;防范手段
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Example
Covering an Ebola outbreak means taking extra precautions.
报道埃博拉疫情意味着要采取额外的预防措施。
Source: NPR
Background ✎
NPR
Roots · etymology
pre- 来自拉丁 prae-(之前),caution 来自拉丁 cautio(谨慎),词根 cavēre 意为「当心」
- pre-(事先)+ caution(谨慎),即「提前备下的谨慎」
Collocations
- take precautions / as a precaution / safety precaution

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