protection
- IPA[prəˈtekSH(ə)n]
美式
- the action of protecting, or the state of being protected；a person or thing that prevents someone or something from suffering harm or injury
noun: protection, plural noun: protections
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the action of protecting, or the state of being protected the B vitamins give protection against infection his son was put under police protection 同義詞
- ▪ a person or thing that prevents someone or something from suffering harm or injury the castle was built as protection against the Saxons a protection against the evil eye 同義詞
- ▪ a legal or other formal measure intended to preserve civil liberties and rights most Western countries provide constitutional protections for the civil and political rights of their citizens
- ▪ a document guaranteeing immunity from harm to the person specified in it.
- ▪ measures taken to prevent conception or sexually transmitted infection during sexual activity, especially the use of a condom we'd been told by a doctor we couldn't have any more kids, so hadn't used protection for years
- ▪ archaic used euphemistically to refer to the keeping of a mistress by her lover in a separate establishment she was living under his lordship's protection at Gloucester Gate
- 2. the practice of paying money to criminals so as to prevent them from attacking oneself or one's property a protection racket protection money
- ▪ money paid to criminals, especially on a regular basis, to prevent them from attacking oneself or one's property he was targeted after refusing to pay protection
