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单词 preservation
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preservation

noun
 
/ˌprezəˈveɪʃn/
/ˌprezərˈveɪʃn/
[uncountable]
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  1.  
    the act of keeping something in its original state or in good condition
    • building/environmental/food preservation
    • a preservation group/society
    • The council has placed a preservation order on the building.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • building
    • railroad
    • railway
    preservation + noun
    • order
    • ordinance
    phrases
    • a state of preservation
    See full entry
  2. the act of making sure that something is kept
    • The central issue in the strike was the preservation of jobs.
  3. the degree to which something has not been changed or damaged by age, weather, etc.
    • The paintings were in an excellent state of preservation.
    see also self-preservation
  4. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin praeservatio(n-), from late Latin praeservare ‘to keep’, from prae- ‘before, in advance’ + servare ‘to keep’.
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