名词 (n.) 保护性;保护欲;想要保护他人的倾向或特质。指一种出于关爱而想要守护他人免受伤害或危险的情感或态度。
/prəˈtɛktɪvnəs/
She felt a surge of protectiveness when she saw the lost child crying on the street.
当她看到那个迷路的孩子在街上哭泣时,她内心涌起一股强烈的保护欲。
His protectiveness toward his younger sister, though sometimes excessive, stemmed from a deep sense of responsibility that had been with him since childhood.
他对妹妹的保护欲虽然有时过度,但源于一种从童年起就伴随他的深深的责任感。
该词由 protective(保护的)加上名词后缀 -ness 构成。Protective 源自拉丁语 protegere,由 **pro-**(在前面)和 tegere(覆盖、遮蔽)组成,原意是"在前方遮挡",即保护。后缀 -ness 将形容词转化为表示状态或性质的名词。整个词表达的是"具有保护倾向的状态或品质"。