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-「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

擋下傷害(立一面盾)

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keep from harm · verb · B1

To keep harm, damage, or illness away from someone or something.

保護

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,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.

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