英语词汇“providence”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	providence
释义	prov·i·dence I. \ˈprävədən(t)s also -d^ən- or -ˌden-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin providentia, from provident-, providens (present participle of providēre to foresee, provide, provide for) + -ia -y — more at provide 1. often capitalized a. : divine guidance or care < the notion of the detailed providence of a rational personal God — A.N.Whitehead > b. : an act or instance of such guidance or care < a special providence in the fall of a sparrow — Shakespeare > 2. : the quality or state of being provident or of exercising foresight : prudence, thrift < the intellectual providence to acquire … vast stores of dry information — Walter Bagehot > < the peasant in his traditional providence — Bernard Pares > 3. a. usually capitalized : one who exercises providential power b. capitalized : God conceived as that ultimate reality whose sustaining power and ordering activity provide continual guidance over the matters of human destiny < a redeeming Providence presides over the rise and fall of civilizations — S.P.Cadman > Synonyms: see prudence II. adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Providence, Rhode Island : of or from Providence, the capital of Rhode Island < a Providence silversmith > : of the kind or style prevalent in Providence
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