| 释义 |
proˈtectively, adv.
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
1. In a protective or protecting manner; by way of protection; so as to afford protection.
1839Blackw. Mag. XLV. 682 Coachee bows protectively to the man of tickets. 1881G. Allen Vignettes fr. Nat. iv. 37 Butterflies close their wings and display only the outer surface, which is imitatively and protectively coloured. 1898Westm. Gaz. 5 Nov. 5/3 A race of protectively coloured mice that are found on a sandy island in the Bay of Dublin. 1899Harper's Mag. Feb. 363 She held up a yellow telegram protectively in front of her.
2. Pol. Econ. So as to protect from competition; by protective imposts, etc.
1872–3W. M. Williams Sc. in Short Chapters (1882) 231 Protectively nursed and sickly imitations of English manufactures. 1881Times 3 June 9/5 To maintain..that the passenger duty operates protectively for the competing omnibus and especially for the tramcar traffic. |