| 单词 | provisional |
| 释义 | provisional[ pruh-vizh-uh-nl ] / prəˈvɪʒ ə nl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR provisional ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Also pro·vi·sion·ar·y [pruh-vizh-uh-ner-ee] /prəˈvɪʒ əˌnɛr i/ (for defs. 1, 2).providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government. accepted or adopted tentatively; conditional; probationary. (usually initial capital letter) of or being the wing of the Irish Republican Army that follows a policy of violence. nounPhilately. a stamp that serves temporarily, pending the appearance of the regular issue, or during a temporary shortage of the regular stamps. a provisional member of a group. (usually initial capital letter) a member of the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army. Origin of provisionalFirst recorded in 1595–1605; provision + -al1 OTHER WORDS FROM provisionalDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for provisional (1 of 2)provisional less commonly provisionary (prəˈvɪʒənərɪ)/ (prəˈvɪʒənəl) / adjectivesubject to later alteration; temporary or conditionala provisional decision nouna postage stamp surcharged during an emergency to alter the stamp's denomination or significance until a new or regular issue is printed Derived forms of provisionalprovisionally, adverbBritish Dictionary definitions for provisional (2 of 2)Provisional / (prəˈvɪʒənəl) / adjectiveof, designating, or relating to the unofficial factions of the IRA and Sinn Féin that became increasingly dominant following a split in 1969. The Provisional movement remained committed to a policy of terrorism until its ceasefires of the mid-1990s nounAlso called: Provo a member of the Provisional IRA or Sinn Féin Compare Official Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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