“预防措施”常见的英文表达是 preventive measures 或 precautionary measures。
preventive measures 强调为了防止某事发生而采取的行动,更侧重于“预防性”的意味。例如:We should take preventive measures to reduce the risk of accidents.(我们应该采取预防措施来降低事故发生的风险。 )
precautionary measures 侧重于“预防性的、防范性的”措施,强调为了应对可能出现的不利情况而提前采取的行动。例如:The government has announced a series of precautionary measures to deal with the potential epidemic.(政府已宣布一系列防范措施来应对可能出现的疫情。 )