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/ˌprezərˈveɪʃən/ · /ˌprezəˈveɪʃən/
The act of keeping something safe from damage, loss, or change — so it stays the way it is, or was. You'll see it used for old buildings and historic places (historic preservation), for nature (wildlife preservation), and for food (preservation of food, like using salt or freezing to stop it going bad).
保存；保護
組成preserve (to keep safe) + -ation (the act or result of doing it)
同家族的字
- preserveroot word — preservation is the act of preserving something
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
preservationnoun/ˌpɹɛz.əˈveɪ.ʃən/
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The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.
- Every seneseless thing by nature's light Doth preservation seek, destruction shun
- The eyes of the Lord are upon them that love him, his is ther mighty protection, a preservation from stumbling, and a help from falling.
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The state of being preserved, how something has survived.
- The canoe is of pure black oak, and is in excellent preservation.
- Tons of engine sheds would bite the dust with the end of steam, and many would be demolished with their time in the spotlight over. We're lucky that the one at Didcot survived into preservation.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。