provision的经典引文

1. 粮食，食物，食品，粮草
2. 给养，饮食供应
3. 供应，供给，提供
4. 预备，准备
5. 供应品
6. 防备
7. 设备
8. 生活物质，储备物资
9. 【律】规定，条款，条项

1. 向…供应粮食，向...供应食物为…提供所需物品，供给…食物及必需品
2. 供应补给品
3. 留出资金以备

1. a stipulated condition;

   "he accepted subject to one provision"
   

2. the activity of supplying or providing something
3. the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening;

   "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"
   

4. a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)

1. supply with provisions

1.供应；提供
Theprovision of something is the act of giving it or making it available to people who need or want it.

e.g. The department is responsible for theprovision of residential care services.
该部门负责提供家庭护理服务。
e.g. ...nurseryprovision for children with special needs.
为有特殊需要的儿童提供护理

2.预备；准备；预先采取的措施
If you makeprovision for something that might happen or that might need to be done, you make arrangements to deal with it.

e.g. Mr King asked if it had ever occurred to her to makeprovision for her own pension...
金先生问她是否曾想过要为自己的养老金预先作安排。
e.g. There is noprovision for funding performance-related pay rises.
没有为与业绩挂钩的加薪预作资金准备。

3.赡养；供养
If you makeprovision for someone, you support them financially and make sure that they have the things that they need.

e.g. Specialprovision should be made for children...
应给孩子在经济上专门作好安排。
e.g. There are very generous provisions for the mother.
这位母亲在物质上得到了很好的赡养。

4.（法律或协议的）条文，条款，规定
Aprovision in a law or an agreement is an arrangement which is included in it.

provision

e.g. He backed aprovision that would allow judges to delay granting a divorce decree in some cases...
他赞成一项允许法官在一些情况下延迟作出离婚判决的法律条款。
e.g. The bill'sprovision for the sale and purchase of land faces stiff opposition from conservatives.
该法案关于土地买卖的规定遭到保守派的强硬反对。

5.食品供应
Provisions are supplies of food.

e.g. On board were enough provisions for two weeks.
船上有足够两周吃的食物。

• enact a provision制定规章
• lay up provisions贮备食品
• make provision against预防,防备
• make provision for the future为将来做准备
• run out of provisions用光食品
• violate a provision违反条款

• canned〔tinned〕 provisions罐头食品
• general provisions(条约等的)总则
• supplementary provisions补充条款

• according to the provisions根据条款
• a store of provisions大量食物

• provisions of the contract合同的条款

• Provision for education..is a..duty of the state.

  出自：T. H. Huxley

• Wayne had made ample provision for all of Annette's financial needs.

  出自：E. Caldwell

• Strong support for the provision of tea and coffee in pubs.

  出自：Which?

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的provision；最初源自拉丁语的provisionem，意为先见之明，深谋远虑。