prophylactic
prophylactic
[ˌprɒfɪˈlaktɪk]
adjective
prophylactically
adverb
语源
[ˌprɒfɪˈlaktɪk]
adjective
- intended to prevent disease
预防性的，预防疾病的
prophylactic measures.
预防措施。
- a medicine or course of action used to prevent disease
预防药；预防剂；预防法
I took malaria prophylactics.
我服用了预防疟疾的药。
■(chiefly N. Amer.)a condom
(主北美)避孕套
prophylactically
adverb
语源
- late 16th cent.: from French prophylactique, from Greek prophulaktikos, from pro 'before' + phulassein 'to guard'
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