英语词汇“provision”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	provision
释义	pro·vi·sion I. \prəˈvizhən, prōˈ-\ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin provision-, provisio action of providing, provisions, from Latin, foresight, from provisus (past participle of providēre to foresee, provide, provide with) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at provide 1. a. : promotion to office by an ecclesiastical superior; especially : appointment to a benefice not yet vacant < through … a papal provision he was made bishop — G.C.Sellery > b. Scots law : a gift by will or deed to one as heir who would not be heir otherwise — compare heir of provision c. usually capitalized : any of various laws enacted in the 13th and early 14th centuries by the assemblies of the English prelates and nobles or issued by the king with their consent < Provisions of Oxford > 2. a. : the act or process of providing < the provision of a play area for the children > < the provision of free speech is … a weapon of enlightenment — Lucius Garvin > b. : the quality or state of being prepared beforehand < cast upon the world without provision — J.H.Newman > c. : a measure taken beforehand : preparation < provision … for decentralization — Vera M. Dean > < provision for inserting … die slings — Steel > 3. : a stock of needed materials or supplies < caravans expecting water or provision at a designated spot — Irving Stone > especially : a stock of food : victuals — usually used in plural < a basket of provisions — Green Peyton > 4. : a stipulation (as a clause in a statute or contract) made in advance : proviso < bequeathed the house with the provision that it be preserved > < this provision is one of fundamental importance in our legal … system — E.N.Griswold > Synonyms: see condition II. transitive verb : to supply with provisions : victual < trips to provision the island — Ben Holt > < have an amply provisioned look that betrays their bucolic childhood — American Mercury >
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