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precaution 音標拼音: [prik'ɔʃən] n. U謹慎,警惕; U預防; C預防方法,預防措施 U謹慎,警惕; U預防; C預防方法,預防措施 precaution n 1: a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; " he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; " an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; " we let our guard down" [ synonym: { precaution}, { safeguard}, { guard}] 2: the trait of practicing caution in advance 3: judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; " he exercised caution in opening the door"; " he handled the vase with care" [ synonym: { caution}, { precaution}, { care}, { forethought}] Precaution \ Pre* cau" tion\, v. t. [ Cf. F. pr[' e] cautionner.] 1. To warn or caution beforehand. -- Locke. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To take precaution against. [ R.] -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster]
Precaution \ Pre* cau" tion\, n. [ F. pr[' e] cation, L. praecautio, fr. praecavere, praecautum, to guard against beforehand; prae before cavere be on one' s guard. See { Pre-}, and { Caution}.] 1. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution. [ 1913 Webster] They [ ancient philosophers] treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution. -- J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against accident. [ 1913 Webster] 43 Moby Thesaurus words for " precaution": alertness, anticipation, apprehension, attention, canniness, care, caution, cautiousness, chariness, circumspection, cover, discreetness, discretion, escape, forearming, forebode, forehandedness, foresight, foresightedness, forethought, forethoughtfulness, forewarn, give advance notice, insurance, measures, portend, precautions, precautiousness, premonish, prenotify, preventive measure, prewarn, protection, providence, provision, prudence, safeguard, steps, steps and measures, tell in advance, vigilance, wariness, watchfulness
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