preservation
英 [prezə'veɪʃ(ə)n]
美[,prɛzɚ'veʃən]
- n. 保存，保留
词态变化
复数: preservations;
中文词源
preservation 保护，维护，保存
来自preserve,保护，保存。
英文词源
- preservation (n.)
- early 15c., preservacioun "protection from disease," from Old French preservacion (13c.), from Medieval Latin preservationem (nominative preservatio), noun of action from past participle stem of preservare (see preserve (v.)).
双语例句
- 1. The entire city is under a preservation order.
- 整个城市都被纳入了保护令的保护范围。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The central issue in the strike was the preservation of jobs.
- 罢工的核心问题是工作职位的保留。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. She was held back by some sense of self-preservation.
- 一种自我保护意识使她没有贸然行动。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.
- 警察负责维持法律与秩序.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The picture is in an excellent state of preservation.
- 这幅画保存得极为完好.
来自《简明英汉词典》