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Prevented

“Prevented” 是 “prevent” 的过去式和过去分词,表示通过行动或措施使某事无法发生,或挡住某人做某事。常与 “from” 连用:prevented someone from doing something。

  1. “The rain prevented us from going hiking.” (下雨使我们没能去徒步。)
  2. “Vaccines have prevented millions of deaths worldwide.” (疫苗已在全世界防止了数百万例死亡。)
  3. “Security checks prevented unauthorized access to the building.” (安检阻止了未经授权的人进入大楼。)

“Prevent” 来自拉丁语 “praevenire”,由 “prae-”(在前)和 “venire”(来)组成,本义是“先一步赶到”,即抢先阻止。

前缀 “pre-” 表示在前、预先;词根 “vent” 与 “come”(来)相关;“-ed” 为过去式/过去分词后缀。

公共卫生、网络安全和法律文本中常见 “prevent fraud”、“prevent disease” 等搭配,强调事前防范而非事后补救。

  • 原形: prevent
  • 现在分词: preventing
  • 名词: prevention, preventive
  • 固定搭配: “prevent from” (阻止……做), “prevent accidents” (防止事故)

“pre-” 抢先一步,“vent” 像事件要来,提前挡在门口就是 prevent。

“A quick response from the IT team prevented the virus from spreading across the entire network.” (IT 团队的快速反应阻止了病毒在整个网络中扩散。)