obviate
obviate 英 [ˈɒbvieɪt] 美 [ˈɑbvieɪt]
vt. 排除；避免；消除
进行时:obviating 过去式:obviated 过去分词:obviated 第三人称单数:obviates
- To obviate means to eliminate the need for something or to prevent something from happening. If you want to obviate the possibility of a roach infestation, clean your kitchen regularly.
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- vt. 排除；避免；消除
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1. Machine translation could be good enough to obviate the need for a primary global language.
机器翻译已经足够好了，可以避免全球出现某个语言主导的情况。
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2. But maybe it’s no longer a competition. Machine translation could be good enough to obviate the need for a primary global language.
但也许语言之间不再是竞争关系。 机器翻译已经足够好了，可以避免全球出现某个语言主导的情况。
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3. Although an effective anti-litter policy doesn’t completely obviate cleaning — there will always be violators — but clearly, the cost of cleaning will be drastically reduced.
虽然一个有效的反乱抛垃圾的政策并没有完全排除清洗 - 总是会有违反者 - 但很明显，清理费用将大幅减少。
- obviate (v.) 1590s, "to meet and do away with," from Late Latin obviatus, past participle of obviare "act contrary to, go against," from Latin obvius "that is in the way, that moves against," from obviam (adv.) "in the way," from ob "in front of, against" (see ob-) + viam, accusative of via "way" (see via). Related: Obviated; obviating.
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