想護著對方的心情
擋著的東西從裝備換成一個人的態度：那份「不想讓你受傷」的心情本身就成了那道牆。
wanting to shield someone · adjective · B2
Wanting to keep someone safe from harm or danger, sometimes in a way that limits what they can do.
有保護欲的；呵護的
核心畫面
Picture something placed between what is fragile and what could hurt it: a helmet, an arm around a child, a tax wall at the border. The word describes whatever is doing that shielding — and it can shade from a physical layer into a feeling, and from a feeling into a policy.
可以想成：有東西擋在「脆弱的那一方」和「可能傷害它的力量」中間——一頂安全帽、一隻護著孩子的手臂、邊境上一道稅的牆。…更多收起
可以想成：有東西擋在「脆弱的那一方」和「可能傷害它的力量」中間——一頂安全帽、一隻護著孩子的手臂、邊境上一道稅的牆。這個字形容的就是那個擋著的角色，而它可以從一層實體的防護，滑到一種心情，再滑到一項政策。From the picture
保護本國產業的措施
這道牆蓋在國界上：用關稅或限制擋住外國商品，讓本國的產業比較好生存。
trade protectionism · adjective · B2
Made to help your own country's businesses by making foreign goods harder to sell there.
保護性的（關稅／貿易）
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protects from harm · adjective · B1
Made or used to keep someone or something safe from harm or damage.
防護的
原始詞典資料4 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。
protectiveadj/pɹəˈtɛk.tɪv/
- 1
Serving or intended to protect.
- The fighter dropped into a protective stance.
- The castle's moat served a protective function.
- 2
Wishing to protect; defensive of somebody or something.
- Mother bears are famously protective of their cubs.
protectivenoun/pɹəˈtɛk.tɪv/
- 1
Something that protects.
- 2
A condom.
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。