One word, one everyday story

Culture · Create free account · Log in · Feedback

Teaching entries and general reference records are shown separately. Independent language review of teaching entries is pending.

precautionary

/prɪkɔʃənɛri/

Original teaching content · provenance and version

Example recordings passed technical checks; use the rating controls to flag pronunciation quality.

English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

1 · adjective

done in advance to prevent harm

预防性的

Read the example to see precautionary in context.

The school closed for a day as a precautionary measure after the leak.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

泄漏发生后，学校采取预防措施，停课一天。
Mandarin pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

Share this public expression

Connect this word to your life

Pronunciation: /prɪkɔʃənɛri/

Try using this word in a sentence of your own; you may skip this.