擋下傷害（立一面盾）
三個意思都是「在重要的東西前面擋一層」這同一個動作，只是擋的對象與方式不同：擋實際的傷害、用保險擋金錢損失、用關稅擋外來競爭。
keep from harm · verb · B1
To keep harm, damage, or illness away from someone or something.
保護
核心畫面
You can picture 'protect' as putting a cover in front of something so harm cannot reach it. The Latin root literally means 'to cover over' (pro- 'in front' + tegere 'to cover') — a roof over your head. Every sense is some version of standing a shield between a thing you value and the danger that could hurt it.
可以把 protect 想成「在某個東西前面擋一層遮蔽，讓傷害碰不到它」。它的拉丁字根字面就是「蓋在前面」（pro-…更多收起
可以把 protect 想成「在某個東西前面擋一層遮蔽，讓傷害碰不到它」。它的拉丁字根字面就是「蓋在前面」（pro-「在前」＋tegere「覆蓋」）——像頭上的一片屋頂。所有意思都是同一件事的變化：在你珍視的東西和會傷害它的危險之間，立起一面盾。From the word’s history
From Latin 'protegere' = pro- ('in front') + tegere ('to cover'), literally 'to cover in front'. The shielding image comes straight from this.
來自拉丁文 protegere＝pro-（在前）＋tegere（覆蓋），字面是「在前方蓋住」。「立一面盾遮擋」的畫面比較像從這裡直接來的。
Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com), 'protect'
One branch
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。
protectverb/pɹəˈtɛkt/
- 1
To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
- to protect a child from danger
- This antivirus package will protect your computer from hackers.
- 2
aeronauticsaerospaceaviationTo book a passenger on a later flight if there is a chance they will not be able to board their earlier reserved flight.
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。