precaution
翻译
预防措施, 戒备
例句
He took the precaution of locking his car.
他采取了锁车的预防措施。
Safety precautions are important in the lab.
在实验室里，安全预防措施很重要。
As a precaution, the building was evacuated.
作为预防措施，大楼里的人员被疏散了。
语法模式
采取预防措施 cǎiqǔ yùfáng cuòshī He took the precaution of locking his car.
作为预防措施 zuòwéi yùfáng cuòshī As a precaution, the building was evacuated.
近义词
同义词: safeguard, safety measure, provision
词源
来自“pre-”（在...之前）+“caution”（小心）。字面意思是“预先小心”。
记忆技巧
可以把它想成是在某事发生“之前（pre-）”采取的“小心（caution）”措施。