出处:按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第977页(276字)
【释义】:
a.①预防的,阻止的:preyentivemedicine预防药物.②预防性的,先发制人的:a preyentive war预防性的(先发制人的)战争.knock out the enemy air force with a preyentive thrust 用先发制人的突然袭击消灭敌人空军.
-n.预防法,预防措施,预防药:Vaccination is a preyentive against smallpox.种痘是预防天花的措施.