Word · Frequency #19155
preventative
/priˈventətɪv/
adjective
预防性的；防止的
tending to prevent or hinder
- 1.
tending to prevent or hinder
预防性的
- 2.
preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
预防或有助于预防疾病的
预防疾病的；防治的；预防性的；预防或有助于预防疾病的；预防的；防止的
In use
Taking preventative measures can reduce the risk of many diseases.
Regular exercise is a good preventative strategy for heart problems.
The doctor recommended a preventative medicine to avoid future infections.
Connections
Collocations
- preventative measure
- 预防措施
- The company introduced preventative measures to reduce workplace accidents.公司引入了预防措施以减少工作场所事故。
- preventative care
- 预防保健
- Regular checkups are a key part of preventative care.定期体检是预防保健的关键部分。
- preventative medicine
- 预防医学
- She decided to study preventative medicine after seeing her grandfather recover from heart disease.看到祖父从心脏病中康复后，她决定学习预防医学。
- preventative maintenance
- 预防性维护
- Scheduling preventative maintenance on the machinery can save money in the long run.对机器进行预防性维护从长远来看可以省钱。
- preventative action
- 预防性行动
- The police took preventative action before the protest turned violent.警方在抗议演变成暴力之前采取了预防性行动。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：把preventative看成prevent（阻止）+ative，像疫苗在疾病来临前先拦住它——‘预防性的’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：医疗健康、预防保健、正式书面表达 preventative 是形容词，表示“预防性的；预防疾病或防止发生”的意思。它比较常见于医疗健康、安全防护等话题，也出现在较正式的书面表达中。日常交流中使用时也不算突兀，语气总体中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words tentative, representative, and argumentative are genuine rhymes: after their stressed vowel /ɛ/ they share /ntətɪv/. Preventive (/prɪˈvɛntɪv/) and incentive (/ɪnˈsɛntɪv/) look similar but lack the unstressed /ə/ after /nt/, so they do not rhyme.
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