preventive; precautionary
Describes measures, actions, or approaches taken in advance to stop something undesirable from happening. Often used in medical, safety, and policy contexts.
It is important to take preventive measures.
This vaccine has a preventive effect.
preventive care
preventive suspension
prophylactic treatment; preventive treatment
Compound of 予防 (prevention) + 的 (-like, -ive), forming an adjectival noun meaning 'preventive'.