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protective 音標拼音: [prət'ɛktɪv] [pɚt'ɛktɪv] a. 給予保護的,保護的 給予保護的,保護的 protective 保護 protective adj 1: intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind; "a protective covering"; "the use of protective masks and equipment"; "protective coatings"; "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody"; "animals with protective coloring"; "protective tariffs" [ant: {unprotective}] 2: showing care; "a protective mother" 3: (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful; "protective of his reputation" Protective \Pro*tect"ive\, a. [Cf. F. protectif.] Affording protection; sheltering; defensive. " The favor of a protective Providence." --Feltham. [1913 Webster] {Protective coloring} (Zool.), coloring which serves for the concealment and preservation of a living organism. Cf. {Mimicry}. --Wallace. {Protective tariff} (Polit. Econ.), a tariff designed to secure protection (see {Protection}, 4.), as distinguished from a tariff designed to raise revenue. See {Tariff}, and {Protection}, 4. [1913 Webster] 37 Moby Thesaurus words for "protective":
careful, conservational, conservationist, conservative, conservatory, conserving, covering, custodial, defending, defensive, fostering, guardian, guarding, heedful, immunizing, jealous, keeping, parental, possessive, preservative, preservatory, preserving, preventative, preventive, prophylactic, protecting, safeguarding, saving, screening, self-defensive, self-preservative, self-protective, sheltering, shielding, tutelary, vigilant, watchful
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