preventive
英 [prɪ'ventɪv]
美[pri'vɛntɪv]
- n. 预防药；预防法
- adj. 预防的，防止的
英英释意
- 1. remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease;
- "the doctor recommended several preventatives"
- 2. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
- 3. an agent or device intended to prevent conception