单词 | over-provident |
释义 | > as lemmasover-provident over-provident adj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈprɒvᵻd(ə)nt/ , U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈprɑvəd(ə)nt/ , /ˌoʊvərˈprɑvəˌdɛnt/ ΚΠ 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. xii. 52 Every man, especially those that are over provident, are in an estate like to that of Prometheus. 1828 Lights & Shades Eng. Life II. 184 An old over-provident housekeeper. 1881 Atlantic Monthly Aug. 172/2 It is never so cold for any length of time as to make a subsistence precarious and people over-provident. < as lemmas |
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