| 单词 | provident |
| 释义 | provident (once / 699 pages) adj If you are provident, that means you plan carefully for the future. You have your Christmas lights up in early December, you have a well-stocked pantry, and you have some savings tucked away just in case. The word provident traces back to the Latin word providere, meaning "foresee, provide." The word can be used to describe someone who looks into the future — foresees the future, in a sense — and makes decisions based on future needs. It’s often used to describe a thrifty individual who denies himself something today in order to save up for tomorrow, but it can describe actions as well — such as a provident decision that ends up preventing ruin down the road. WORD FAMILYprovident: improvident, providence, providently+/improvidence: improvidences/improvident: improvidence, improvidently/provide: provided, provident, provider, provides, providing, provision/providence: providences, providential/providential: providentially/provider: providers/provision: provisional, provisionary, provisioned, provisioner, provisioning, provisions/provisional: provisionally/provisioner: provisioners USAGE EXAMPLESThat is how we structured our Central Provident Fund—when you work, you contribute; when you retire, you have provided for yourself. Time(Oct 26, 2016) Provident Resources Group will break ground this fall on a 92-unit assisted living center in Zachary’s Americana, another traditional neighborhood development. Washington Times(Aug 13, 2016) The choice proved provident for Yellowstone, though, as Reamer went on to design Old Faithful Lodge and 25 other structures in the park. Washington Times(May 21, 2016) 1adj providing carefully for the future wild squirrels are provident a provident father plans for his children's education Syn|Ant careful, thrifty mindful of the future in spending money farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, long, longsighted, prospicientplanning prudently for the future forehandedhaving provided for the future forethoughtfulthoughtful of the future prudentcareful and sensible; marked by sound judgment farsighted, presbyopicable to see distant objects clearly thriftycareful and diligent in the use of resources improvident not provident; not providing for the future myopic, short, shortsighted, unforesightfullacking foresight or scope thriftlesscareless of the future unforethoughtfullacking forethought imprudentnot prudent or wise wastefultending to squander and waste 2adj careful in regard to your own interests wild squirrels are provident Syn prudent careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment |
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