precaution

/prɪˈkɔː.ʃən/· n.

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Chinese meaning

预防措施;防范手段

提tí前qián采cǎi取qǔ、防fáng范fàn危wēi险xiǎn或huò损sǔn失shī的de谨jǐn慎shèn措cuò施shī

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赴fù埃āi博bó拉lā疫yì区qū报bào道dào时shí采cǎi取qǔ的de额é外wài防fáng护hù举jǔ措cuò

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记jì者zhě赴fù刚gāng果guǒ东dōng部bù埃āi博bó拉lā疫yì区qū采cǎi访fǎng,记jì录lù了le深shēn入rù一yī线xiàn报bào道dào背bèi后hòu的de防fáng护hù工gōng作zuò。

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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