preventive
US
UK preventive, preventative adj: (action: precautionary) (行动)
SC 预防的，防备的 yù fáng de ，fáng bèi de
TC 預防的
TC 預防的
You can take preventive measures to reduce crime in your area.
preventive, preventative adj: (medicine: preventing illness) (医药)
SC 预防性的，防治的，防病的 yù fáng xìng de ，fáng zhì de ，fáng bìng de
Healthy foods can have the same effect as preventive medicines.
preventive detention n: (custody, imprisonment of [sb] before trial)
SC 预防性拘留 yù fáng xìng jū liú
SC 防范性羁押 yù fáng xìng jū liú，fáng fàn xìng jī yā
preventive measure, preventative measure n: often plural (action taken to prevent [sth])
SC 防护措施
SC 预防措施 yù fáng cuò shī
TC 預防措施
TC 預防措施
SC 防治手段 fáng zhì shǒu duàn
Some women use birth control pills as a preventive measure to avoid pregnancy.
Washing your hands frequently is a preventative measure against getting sick.
preventive medicine n: (care for [sb] healthy)
SC 预防医学
preventive war n: (to prevent greater conflict)
SC 预防性战争 yù fáng xìng zhàn zhēng
Many historians regard World War I as a preventive war.