单词 | preservation |
释义 | preservation/prɛzəˈveɪʃ(ə)n![]() noun [mass noun] 1The action of preserving something: the preservation of the city’s green spaces food preservation...
Synonyms conservation, protection, maintenance, care, safeguarding, keeping continuation, conservation, keeping up, keeping alive, keeping going, maintenance, upholding, sustaining, prolongation, perpetuation conserving, bottling, tinning, canning, potting, chilling, freezing, freeze-drying, quick-freezing, drying, desiccation, dehydration; curing, smoking, kippering, salting, pickling, marinating, sousing, corning, jellying, candying; embalming, mummification 1.1The state of being preserved, especially to a specified degree: the chapel is in a poor state of preservation...
OriginLate Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin praeservatio(n-), from late Latin praeservare 'to keep' (see preserve). |
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