单词 | prophylactic |
释义 | prophylactic[,prəufi'læktik]a. 预防性的n. 预防药, 预防法, 避孕用品【医】 预防的, 预防剂 prophylactic pro.phy.lac.tic AHD: [pr½”f…-l²k“t¹k, pr¼f”…-] D.J. [7pr*&f*6l#kt!k, 7prKf*-]K.K. [7prof*6l#kt!k, 7pr$f*-]adj.(形容词)Acting to defend against or prevent something, especially disease; protective.预防的:防范或预防某物的,比如疾病;保护性的n.(名词)1. A prophylactic agent, device, or measure, such as a vaccine or drug.预防剂:预防性的物质、器具或措施,比如疫苗或药物2. A contraceptive device, especially a condom.避孕工具:预防怀孕的器具,尤指避孕套语源:1. French prophylactique 法语 prophylactique 2. from Greek prophulaktikos 源自 希腊语 prophulaktikos 3. from prophulassein [to take precautions against] 源自 prophulassein [对…提防] 4. pro- [before] * see pro- 2pro- [有…之前] *参见 pro-25. phulassein [to protect] from phulax [guard] phulassein [保护] 源自 phulax [守卫] 继承用法:pro”phylac“tically adv.(副词) |
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