資料來源 : pyDict
保護,保衛;保護者,防護者;護照,通行証;保護貿易制度
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Protection \Pro*tec"tion\, n. [L. protectio: cf. F. protection.]
1. The act of protecting, or the state of being protected;
preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense;
shelter; as, the weak need protection.
To your protection I commend me, gods. --Shak.
2. That which protects or preserves from injury; a defense; a
shield; a refuge.
Let them rise up . . . and be your protection.
--Deut. xxxii.
38.
3. A writing that protects or secures from molestation or
arrest; a pass; a safe-conduct; a passport.
He . . . gave them protections under his hand.
--Macaulay.
4. (Polit. Econ.) A theory, or a policy, of protecting the
producers in a country from foreign competition in the
home market by the imposition of such discriminating
duties on goods of foreign production as will restrict or
prevent their importation; -- opposed to {free trade}.
{Writ of protection}. (Law)
(a) A writ by which the king formerly exempted a person
from arrest; -- now disused. [Eng.] --Blackstone.
(b) A judicial writ issued to a person required to attend
court, as party, juror, etc., intended to secure him
from arrest in coming, staying, and returning.
Syn: Preservation; defense; guard; shelter; refuge; security;
safety.
資料來源 : WordNet®
protection
n 1: the activity of protecting someone or something; "the
witnesses demanded police protection"
2: a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury;
"they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided
protection for the floors" [syn: {protective covering}, {protective
cover}]
3: defense against financial failure; financial independence;
"his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance
provided protection against loss of wages due to illness"
[syn: {security}]
4: the condition of being protected; "they were huddled
together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and
protection in his new home" [syn: {shelter}]
5: kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held
under the auspices of the city council" [syn: {auspices},
{aegis}]
6: the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to
protect domestic industry against foreign competition; "he
made trade protection a plank in the party platform" [syn:
{trade protection}]
7: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every
store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection" [syn:
{tribute}]