prevent
中文来自 ECDICT
- v.
- 预防，防止，阻止，妨碍
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 preventen “anticipate”
- 源自 ←拉丁语 praeventus
原始词根
原始印欧语 *gʷem-
词源说明
From Middle English preventen (“anticipate”), from Latin praeventus, perfect passive participle of praeveniō (“to anticipate”), from prae (“before”) + veniō (“to come”).
释义（英文）
动词 Verb
- (transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something). [from 16th c.]
- (intransitive, now rare) To take preventative measures. [from 16th c.]
- (obsolete, transitive) To come before; to precede. [16th–18th c.]
- (obsolete, transitive) To outdo, surpass. [16th–17th c.]
- (obsolete, transitive) To be beforehand with; to anticipate.
词族
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