protect: [16] The -tect element of protect goes back to the past participle of Latin tegere ‘cover’ (source of English integument [17] and toga [16] and related to thatch). Combination with the prefix prō- ‘in front’ produced prōtegere ‘cover in front, protect’. Another English product of the past participle tectus is detect [15]. => detect, integument, thatch, toga
protect (v.)
mid-15c., from Latin protectus, past participle of protegere "to protect, cover in front" (see protection). International economics sense from 1789. Related: Protected; protecting.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Such laws could protect the consumer from harmful or dangerous remedies.
這樣的法規(guī)可以保護(hù)消費(fèi)者免受有害或者危險(xiǎn)藥品的威脅。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Namibian law permits ranchers to shoot cheetahs to protect their livestock.
納米比亞法律允許農(nóng)場(chǎng)主射殺獵豹以保護(hù)家畜。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Many manufacturers have policies to protect themselves against blackmailers.
許多廠家都購(gòu)買(mǎi)了保險(xiǎn)，以防遭到敲詐。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. We will use air power to protect UN peacekeepers if necessary.
必要的話我們會(huì)動(dòng)用空軍保護(hù)聯(lián)合國(guó)維和人員。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. A blade guard is fitted to protect the operator.