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。
- “The rain prevented us from going hiking.” (下雨使我们没能去徒步。)
- “Vaccines have prevented millions of deaths worldwide.” (疫苗已在全世界防止了数百万例死亡。)
- “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。)