adult protection

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Policies and actions in place for the protection of (sometimes vulnerable) adults; adult safeguarding. uncountable
    — I am not in favor of the block grant approach to social services. I feel that the elderly will take a second or third or fourth place seat to other special interest groups. The adult protection should be given priority status with child protection and other domestic violence concerns.
  2. Adult incontinence wear, such as adult diapers, pads, diaper briefs or incontinence briefs. euphemistic,uncommon,uncountable
    — For effective adult protection, there's nothing like new SERENITY Guards, available in Super and Regular.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see adult, protection. (i.e. protection by adults) uncountable
    — All children need adult protection, but not all adults deserve to have children.

词源

From adult (“a fully grown human”) + protection (“the process of keeping someone safe”). The incontinence sense is a euphemism for keeping an adult safe from (protected against) accidents.
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