preemptive

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of or relating to preemption.
  2. Made so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation.
    — a preemptive attack on the enemy
  3. Intended to interfere with an opponent's bidding.

词形变化

more preemptive comparative most preemptive superlative preëmptive alternative pre-emptive alternative præemptive alternative,archaic

词源

Etymology tree
English preempt
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English preemptive
From preempt + -ive.
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