341.Intellectual property is protected from misappropriation.
知识产权是用来防止盗用的。
六级词汇讲解:
本句是一个被动句式,句首的短语intellectual property意为“知识产权”。misappropriation意为“盗用;侵吞”。be protected from意为“保护……免受……”,是protect...from的被动形式。如:
Most of the parents will try their best to protect their kids from being hurt.
大多数的家长都会尽力保护他们的孩子免受伤害。
英语六级考点归纳:
与be protected from近义的短语还有:be prevented from、be stopped from、be kept from、be discouraged from等。这些短语都有“防止、避免、阻止……”的意思。如:
The waters should be prevented from being polluted.
我们应该尽力保护该水域免受污染。
China's population must be stopped from growing more and more rapidly.
中国人口的快速增长必须被控制住。