英语词汇“prophylactic”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

prophylactic

释义

guarding against, protecting from, or preventing disease

formal tending to prevent or ward off; preventive

prophylactically adv

[Greek prophylaktikos, from prophylassein to keep guard before, from pro-¹ + phylassein to guard, from phylak-, phylax guard]

a prophylactic drug

chiefly NAmer a contraceptive device, esp a condom

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