provide: [15] The -vide of provide goes back to Latin vidēre ‘see’ (source of English vision), which is a long way from the English verb’s main present-day meaning, ‘supply’. Its Latin ancestor prōvidēre, formed with the prefix prō- ‘before’, meant ‘foresee’ – a sense which survived into English: ‘evident and sufficient signs, whereby may be provided and foreseen the aborcement [abortion] before it comes’, Thomas Raynalde, Birth of Mankind 1545.
But already in Latin it had moved on to ‘exercise foresight by making preparations’, and this formed the basis of the later ‘supply’. Other English descendants of prōvidēre include improvise, provident [15] (a close relative of prudent), provision [14], proviso [15], and purvey [13]. => improvise, provision, proviso, prudent, purvey, vision
provide (v.)
early 15c., from Latin providere "look ahead, prepare, supply, act with foresight," from pro- "ahead" (see pro-) + videre "to see" (see vision). Related: Provided; providing. Earlier in same sense was purvey, which is the same word as deformed in Old French.
雙語例句
1. Poland provide the opposition for the Scots' last warm-up match at home.
蘇格蘭隊在國內最后一場熱身賽的對手是波蘭隊。
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2. New ways to treat arthritis may provide an alternative to painkillers.
關節炎的新療法可能是止痛藥之外的另一種選擇。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Nursing auxiliaries provide basic care, but are not qualified nurses.
助理護士只提供基本護理，不具備護士資格。
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4. Light colours provide an effective backdrop for pictures or a mirror.
淺色是掛放圖畫或鏡子很有效果的襯托。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The least his hotel could do is provide a little privacy.