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prov·i·dent
/-dənt, ˌdɛnt/
(
a
.)有先見之明的,有遠慮的,節儉的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Prov·i·dent
a.
Foreseeing
wants
and
making
provision
to
supply
them
;
prudent
in
preparing
for
future
exigencies
;
cautious
;
economical
; --
sometimes
followed
by
of
;
as
, a
provident
man
;
an
animal
provident
of
the
future
.
And
of
our
good
and
of
our
dignity
,
How
provident
he
is
. --
Milton
.
Syn:
--
Forecasting
;
cautious
;
careful
;
prudent
;
frugal
;
economical
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
provident
adj
1:
providing
carefully
for
the
future
; "
wild
squirrels
are
provident
"; "
a
provident
father
plans
for
his
children's
education
" [
ant
:
improvident
]
2:
careful
in
regard
to
your
own
interests
; "
the
prudent
use
and
development
of
resources
"; "
wild
squirrels
are
provident
"
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