preempt
含义: To take action in order to prevent something from happening or to gain an advantage before someone else can act; to supersede or replace something by taking priority.
Preempt combines the ideas of anticipation and decisive action. In military and political contexts, a preemptive strike aims to neutralise a threat before it materialises. In everyday usage, it means to act first so as to make a rival's response unnecessary or irrelevant. The adjective 'preemptive' is arguably more common than the verb itself.
例句
- The prime minister called a press conference to preempt the damaging leaks that were expected to appear in the Sunday papers. 首相召开新闻发布会,抢在预计会出现在周日报纸上的不利泄露之前发声。El primer ministro convocó una rueda de prensa para adelantarse a las dañinas filtraciones que se esperaba aparecieran en la prensa dominical.首相は日曜版新聞に掲載されると予想された有害なリーク情報に先手を打つため、記者会見を開いた。총리는 일요판 신문에 게재될 것으로 예상된 유해한 유출 정보에 선수를 치기 위해 기자회견을 소집했다.
- The company preempted its competitors by filing the patent application weeks before the product was officially announced. 该公司在产品正式发布前数周就提交了专利申请,从而抢在了竞争对手前面。La empresa se anticipó a sus competidores al presentar la solicitud de patente semanas antes del anuncio oficial del producto.その企業は製品の正式発表の数週間前に特許出願を行い、競合他社に先んじた。그 기업은 제품 공식 발표 수주 전에 특허를 출원하여 경쟁사보다 앞서 나갔다.
- Security forces launched a preemptive raid on the suspected weapons cache before dawn. 安全部队在黎明前对疑似武器藏匿点发动了先发制人的突袭。Las fuerzas de seguridad lanzaron una redada preventiva contra el presunto depósito de armas antes del amanecer.治安部隊は夜明け前に、武器の隠し場所とみられる場所に先制的な急襲を行った。보안군은 새벽 전에 무기 은닉처로 의심되는 장소에 선제 급습을 감행했다.
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语境: journalism, politics, military
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From Latin praeemere (to buy before), from prae- (before) + emere (to buy). The modern sense of acting first to gain advantage developed in 19th-century English.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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