prevention
gb/pɹivˈɛnʃən/ us/pɹivˈɛnʃən/
B1
Englisch
~ 2800
Bedeutungen
0 Bedeutungen
Nomen
B1
action
1
The act of stopping something
The act of making sure something bad does not happen.
Verwendungsmuster:
the prevention of [something]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'prevention' with 'precaution'. 'Prevention' is the act of stopping something from happening, while 'precaution' is a measure taken in advance to reduce risk.
Synonyme
avoidance (Focuses more on steering clear of something rather than actively stopping it.)
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deterrence (Implies discouraging an action through fear or obstacles.)
Antonyme
encouragement (Means promoting or supporting something, the opposite of stopping it.)
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promotion (Involves actively helping something happen.)
Wortverbindungen
crime prevention
|disease prevention
|fire prevention
|accident prevention
|prevention program
Themen
health
|safety
|law
|core_vocabulary
Beispiele
- The new laws focus on the prevention of cybercrime.
- Regular exercise plays an important role in the prevention of heart disease.
- The charity works on the prevention of domestic violence.
- Fire drills are part of fire prevention measures.
- Vaccination is a key method for disease prevention.
Beispiele für Lernende
- Washing hands helps in the prevention of sickness.
- The police work on crime prevention.
- Prevention of accidents is important at work.
- Good diet is important for disease prevention.
- The school teaches fire prevention.
Grammatik
Grundform
prevention
IPA
GB/pɹivˈɛnʃən/
US/pɹivˈɛnʃən/
Silben & Betonung
pre - ven - tion (3 Silben)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ven)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: prevention
- Plural: prevention, preventions
Wortfamilie
Forms
preventions
noun
Core family
Related words
preventative
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unpreventable
adjective
Ausdrücke
prevention is better than cure
1/pɹivˈɛnʃən ˈɪz bˈɛtɚ ðən kjˈʊɹ/
idiom
stopping problems beats fixing them later
It is better to stop a problem (especially illness) before it happens than to try to fix it later.
Beispiele
- You should wear sunscreen; prevention is better than cure.
- Regular exercise proves that prevention is better than cure when it comes to heart disease.
prevention is better than cure
2/pɹivˈɛnʃən ˈɪz bˈɛtɚ ðən kjˈʊɹ/
idiom
Better to stop problems early
It is better to stop a problem before it happens than to fix it later.
Beispiele
- When it comes to health, prevention is better than cure.
- Installing security cameras is a case of prevention is better than cure.