🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

防猫

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fáng māo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cat-Proof/ˈkæt.pruːf/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"新家具是防猫的。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Designed or constructed to prevent damage or interference by cats.

    "The new furniture is cat-proof, ensuring it remains intact despite the playful antics of my pets."
  2. 2

    Referring to an environment or object that is safe from the actions of cats.

    "She bought cat-proof curtains to avoid them being shredded by her curious feline."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'cat-proof' combines 'cat', derived from Old English 'catt', and 'proof', from Old French 'profe', meaning resistant or impervious. The phrase evolved in the late 20th century to describe items designed to withstand the behavior of cats.

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