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单词 provisorium
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provisoriumn.

Brit. /ˌprɒvᵻˈsɔːrɪəm/, U.S. /ˌprɑvəˈsɔriəm/, /ˌproʊvəˈsɔriəm/
Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Provisorium.
Etymology: < German Provisorium any interim measure or temporary solution (1836; earlier in Interims-Provisorium temporary legal provision (1754 or earlier)), apparently < post-classical Latin provisorius , although this is not attested in the relevant sense (see provisory adj.), after provisorisch (18th cent.; itself after French provisoire or English provisory : see provisory adj. 3); compare post-classical Latin -ium -y suffix4.After the Second World War chiefly with reference to the political make-up of Germany, which was always officially regarded as temporary in West Germany; the original use of the term in this sense is attributed to T. Heuss, first president of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) 1949–59.
Chiefly in the context of German politics: a provisional or interim measure or condition; a temporary solution.
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the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [noun] > quality of being temporary or provisional > temporary or provisional arrangement
interim1558
provisorium1850
1850 Times 21 May 6/2 The constitution of the Bund could not be immediately carried out, and it had, therefore, become necessary to form a ‘provisorium’ for the Union.
1867 Times 23 Jan. 10/1 A prorogation would be equally necessitated by the establishment of a provisorium in case the efforts to being about an agreement should prove unsuccessful.
1928 P. P. Reinhold Econ., Financial & Polit. State Germany ii. 37 As this proposal met with a brusque rejection, he suggested a provisorium.
1957 Listener 28 Nov. 867/1 Since it has not been possible to reach such understandings subsequently..the provisorium flowing from these circumstances has endured.
1997 Swiss Rev. World Affairs (Nexis) 1 Oct. An effort was made to provide an answer to the ‘German question’ via the complex detour of establishing a stable provisorium..which was permanently integrated into the circle of Western democracies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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