preventive
UKUS
B2
Definitions
adj.
Intended to stop harm or illness before it happens
预防性的
n.
A measure or substance that prevents something
预防措施（物）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpreventbefore
+
-ivecome, arrive
=preventive
prevent + -ive (tending to) = "tending to prevent." The standard form; preventive medicine and preventive care are the usual collocations.
Common Collocations
- 1.preventive measures预防措施
- 2.preventive medicine预防医学
- 3.preventive care预防性护理
- 4.preventive action预防行动
Example Sentences
- 1.
The clinic focuses on preventive medicine.