prevention
/prɪˈvenʃən/noun
mass noun
- the action of stopping something from happening or arising防止, 阻挡; 预防, 妨碍：
crime prevention
预防犯罪
the treatment and prevention of Aids.
艾滋病的预防和治疗。
短语
prevention is better than cure
- proverb it's easier to stop something happening in the first place than to repair the damage after it has happened〈谚〉防胜于治。