preservation

noun

/ˌprezəˈveɪʃn/

/ˌprezərˈveɪʃn/

[uncountable]

the act of keeping something in its original state or in good condition保护；维护；保存
- building/environmental/food preservation建筑物的维护；环境保护；食物的保存
- a preservation group/society环保团体
- The council has placed a preservation order on the building.地方议会颁布了对这座建筑的保护令。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- building
- railroad
- railway
- …
preservation + noun
- order
- ordinance
phrases
- a state of preservation
the act of making sure that something is kept保留；维持；保持
- The central issue in the strike was the preservation of jobs.罢工的核心问题是工作职位的保留。
the degree to which something has not been changed or damaged by age, weather, etc.保存的状况；保养的程度
- The paintings were in an excellent state of preservation.这些绘画保存得非常好。
see also self-preservation

词源late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin praeservatio(n-), from late Latin praeservare ‘to keep’, from prae- ‘before, in advance’ + servare ‘to keep’.

词汇	preservation
释义	preservation noun /ˌprezəˈveɪʃn/ /ˌprezərˈveɪʃn/ [uncountable] the act of keeping something in its original state or in good condition保护；维护；保存 building/environmental/food preservation建筑物的维护；环境保护；食物的保存 a preservation group/society环保团体 The council has placed a preservation order on the building.地方议会颁布了对这座建筑的保护令。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective building railroad railway … preservation + noun order ordinance phrases a state of preservation the act of making sure that something is kept保留；维持；保持 The central issue in the strike was the preservation of jobs.罢工的核心问题是工作职位的保留。 the degree to which something has not been changed or damaged by age, weather, etc.保存的状况；保养的程度 The paintings were in an excellent state of preservation.这些绘画保存得非常好。 see also self-preservation 词源late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin praeservatio(n-), from late Latin praeservare ‘to keep’, from prae- ‘before, in advance’ + servare ‘to keep’.
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