preservation

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pre·ser·va·tion BrE [ˌprezəˈveɪʃn] NAmE [ˌprezərˈveɪʃn] noun uncountable
1. the act of keeping sth in its original state or in good condition
•building/environmental/food preservation
•a preservation group/society
2. the act of making sure that sth is kept
•The central issue in the strike was the preservation of jobs.
3. the degree to which sth has not been changed or damaged by age, weather, etc
•The paintings were in an excellent state of preservation.
see also ↑self-preservation

Word Origin:
[preservation] late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin praeservatio(n-), from late Latin praeservare ‘to keep’, from prae- ‘before, in advance’ + servare ‘to keep’.

Example Bank:
•The council has placed a preservation order on the building.
•building/environmental preservation

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  conservation, saving