the state of being ready or willing to do sth
I was surprised by his preparedness to break the law.
我对他打算以身试法感到惊讶。
The troops are in a state of preparedness.
军队已进入备战状态。
1.〈美〉扩军,备战
2.有准备,作好准备
1.the state of being ready for something
1.You don't want your children, or you, for that matter, to live in fear or to feel anxious, and that's where preparedness comes in.
你不希望孩子或者自己因为灾害而生活在恐惧之中，或焦虑不安，这就是事先准备的用途。
2.Film producer Stanley Isaacs took a preparedness course and he and his wife were ready for the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
电影制片人采取了防备士丹利萨克斯当然，他和他的妻子在1994年北岭地震做好准备。
3.Intellectual Property Watch reported that an Intergovernmental Meeting on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness had not resolved all issues.
知识产权观察组织报告说，一个防范流感大规模蔓延的政府间会议并未解决所有问题。
4.The threat has by no means receded, and we would be very unwise to let down our guard, or slacken our preparedness measures.
这个危机决没有消退，所以我们放松警惕或应对措施是非常不明智的。
5.He said his ministry will ask state governments to step up preparedness to tackle a possible increase in the number of cases.
他表示，卫生部将要求州政府加紧准备来对付感染者数量增加这种可能发生的状况。
6.Japan instigated china to control korea more forcefully because japan itself had not finished military preparedness.
鉴于自身军事准备的不足，日本积极怂恿中国加强对朝鲜的控制。
7.I must be very clear that antivirals are just one part of a comprehensive preparedness plan.
我必须十分清楚地表明，抗病毒药物只是防备计划的一部分。
8.As I said, preparedness measures on multiple levels have already been launched.
正如我说过的，已经在多个层面实施防范措施。
9.It costs almost nothing to integrate risk management and emergency preparedness into a hospital's operational plans.
将风险管理和应急准备纳入医院的业务计划，几乎不会带来任何费用。
10.He said military preparedness is a necessary part of Taiwan's goal of avoiding tension with China.
他说台湾为达成避免与中国关系紧张的目标，军备是不可或缺的部分。