释义 |
providence /'providans; 'pravadans/ n 1 [U] (old use) thrift; being provident or prudent (about future needs, etc). (售用法) 节约; 慎重; 深谋远虑。 2 P~, God; God's care for human beings and all he has created; (small p) particular instance of this care: 上帝; 天佑; (小写 p) 天佑的特殊实例: the mysterious working of divine ~. 上苍保佑的神秘方式。 A special ~ preserved him from the tragic fate of his comp.anions. 上天的特别保佑使他未遭受到他的同伴所遇到的劫数。 |