資料來源 : pyDict
U謹慎,警惕;U預防;C預防方法,預防措施
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Precaution \Pre*cau"tion\, n. [F. pr['e]cation, L. praecautio,
fr. praecavere, praecautum, to guard against beforehand; prae
before + cavere be on one's guard. See {Pre-}, and
{Caution}.]
1. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to
prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by
precaution.
They [ancient philosophers] treasured up their
supposed discoveries with miserable precaution. --J.
H. Newman.
2. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good
or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions
against accident.
Precaution \Pre*cau"tion\, v. t. [Cf. F. pr['e]cautionner.]
1. To warn or caution beforehand. --Locke.
資料來源 : WordNet®
precaution
n 1: a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or
damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury
as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good
safeguard"; "we let our guard down" [syn: {safeguard}, {guard}]
2: the trait of practicing caution in advance
3: judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised
caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with
care" [syn: {caution}, {care}, {forethought}]