pre-emption
US /ˌpriːˈemp.ʃən/
UK /ˌpriːˈemp.ʃən/
名詞
1.
優先購買權, 先買權
the purchase of goods or shares by one person or party before anyone else; the right to do this
範例:
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The company exercised its right of pre-emption to buy back the shares.
公司行使其優先購買權回購股票。
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The contract included a clause for pre-emption in case of a sale.
合同中包含一項關於出售時優先購買權的條款。
2.
先發制人, 搶先行動
the action of buying something or taking action before someone else does
範例:
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The government's quick action was a pre-emption of a potential crisis.
政府的迅速行動是對潛在危機的先發制人。
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His early announcement was a strategic pre-emption of his rival's plans.
他提前宣布是對競爭對手計劃的戰略性先發制人。