政府采取了先发制人的行动,以防止恐怖袭击发生。
The government took preemptive action to prevent a terrorist attack.
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preemptive英 /priːˈɛmptɪv/|美 /priˈɛmptɪv/
解释
preemptive 由前缀 pre-(表示"在...之前")和动词 emption(来自拉丁语 emere,意为"采取、获取")组成,加上形容词后缀 -ive。字面意思是"在事情发生前就采取行动的",即"先发制人的"。
The government took preemptive action to prevent a terrorist attack.
preemptive 由前缀 pre-(表示"在...之前")和动词 emption(来自拉丁语 emere,意为"采取、获取")组成,加上形容词后缀 -ive。字面意思是"在事情发生前就采取行动的",即"先发制人的"。