Front | vigilance |
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Pron | ['vɪdʒɪləns] |
Back | 【vigilance】 n.警醒 The watchman who caught the thief was praised for his vigilance. 那抓到小偷的巡夜者,因其警觉受到赞赏。 |
Vocab | vigilancethe process of paying close and continuous attention
Vigilance is devoted attentiveness or watchfulness. Security guards and test proctors alike need to practice vigilance. Vigilance comes from the Latin word for "wakefulness," vigilantia, and in a medical setting vigilance is still sometimes used to mean "insomnia." A prison guard might be required to maintain vigilance the whole time she's working, always being alert and watchful. All forms of 'vigilance' will appear on average once every 1037 pages. unvigilant vigilance vigilant vigilantly |
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