单词 | precaution |
释义 | precaution/prɪˈkɔːʃ(ə)n![]() noun 1A measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening: he had taken the precaution of seeking legal advice...
Synonyms safeguard, preventative/preventive measure, safety measure, insurance, defence, provision informal backstop 1.1 (precautions) informal Contraception: we never took precautions...
OriginLate 16th century (in the sense 'prudent foresight'): from French précaution, from late Latin praecautio(n-), from Latin praecavere, from prae 'before' + cavere 'take heed, beware of'. |
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