antivirus

antivirus — adjective

1. made to find harmful programs called viruses on a computer or phone, stop them f

1.形容詞B2
釋義

made to find harmful programs called viruses on a computer or phone, stop them from spreading, and remove them before they damage your files.

例句

Zane runs antivirus software on his laptop every Sunday morning before checking email.

attributive use: antivirus + software

The school IT team installed a free antivirus program on every classroom computer last week.

collocation: install + antivirus program

同義詞

文法句型

antivirus + noun (software, program, app)

用法筆記

Almost always used before a noun (attributive), most often with software, program, app, tool, or protection. Rarely used after a linking verb such as 'be'.

常見錯誤

❌My computer is antivirus.
✅My computer has antivirus software.
💡antivirus describes the program, not the computer itself.
❌I bought an antivirus yesterday.
✅I bought antivirus software yesterday.
💡in careful writing, pair antivirus with a noun like software or program.