provision

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use. countable,uncountable
    — [H]e hath preſerued all points of Humanity, in taking Order, and making Proviſion for the Releefe of Strangers diſtreſſed; whereof you have taſted.
  2. The act of providing, or making previous preparation. countable,uncountable
    — Fiue dayes we do allot thee for prouision, To shield thee from disasters of the world,
  3. Money set aside for a future event. countable,uncountable
    — And as congressional Republicans were passing a very unpopular Trump agenda bill last month, Vice President JD Vance argued that its historic expansion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and new immigration enforcement provisions were so important that “everything else” was “immaterial.”
  4. A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions. countable,uncountable
    — We increased our provision for bad debts on credit sales going into the recession.
  5. A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso. countable,uncountable
    — An arrest shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
  6. Regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation. countable,uncountable
  7. A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation. UK,countable,historical,uncountable
    — a papal provision
动词 v.
  1. To supply with provisions. transitive
    — to provision an army
  2. To supply (a user) with an account, resources, etc. so that they can use a system; to install the necessary software on a bare-bones system so it can be used for a specific purpose. transitive
    — A solution is to provision new systems on a private network where they can receive updates, patches, and secure configurations from an internal repository before being placed into a production network.

词形变化

provisions plural provisions present,singular,third-person provisioning participle,present provisioned participle,past provisioned past

词汇关系

近义词
supply victual
衍生词
alternative provision improvision make provision for overprovision preprovision provisionary provisioner provisionless provisionment reprovision spendthrift provision sunrise provision sunset provision transitional provision underprovision unprovision unprovisioned
相关词
deprovision direct provision ground provisions provide provisional provisionings

词源

词源 1
From Middle English provisioun, from Old French provisïon, from Latin prōvīsiō (“preparation, foresight”), from prōvidēre (“provide”).
词源 2
From Middle English provisioun, from Old French provisïon, from Latin prōvīsiō (“preparation, foresight”), from prōvidēre (“provide”).
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