late 14c., "action of emptying," from avoid + -ance. Sense of "action of dodging or shunning" is recorded from early 15c.; it also meant "action of making legally invalid," 1620s; "becoming vacant" (of an office, etc.), mid-15c.
双语例句
1. A person's health improves with the avoidance of stress.
一个人只要避免紧张，健康状况就会改善。
来自《权威词典》
2. Sometimes, avoidance of one particular food will have this beneficial effect, though admittedly rarely.
有时，对某一食物的忌口能带来这种好处，尽管不可否认这种情况极为少见。
来自柯林斯例句
3. There was a careful avoidance of the sensitive topic in the scholastic circles.
学术界小心地避开那个敏感的话题.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. He strongly requested the avoidance of incidents involving Cambodian lives.
他强烈要求避免发生危及到柬埔寨人生命的事件.
来自辞典例句
5. One basic advantage of organization planning is avoidance of organizational inflexibility.
