provender
英['prɒvɪndə]美['prɑvɪndɚ]
- n. 粮草；秣；食物
英文词源
- provender
- provender: see prebend
- provender (n.)
- c. 1300, "allowance paid each chapter member of a cathedral," from Anglo-French provendir, Old French provendier "provider; recipient, beneficiary," from Gallo-Roman *provenda, altered (by influence of Latin providere "supply") from Late Latin praebenda "allowance, subsistence," from Latin praebenda "(things) to be furnished," neuter plural gerundive of praebere "to furnish, offer," from prae "before" (see pre-) + habere "to hold" (see habit (n.)). Meaning "food, provisions, etc." (especially dry food for horses) is recorded from mid-14c.
双语例句
- 1. The ambrosial and essential part of the fruit is lost with the bloom which is rubbed off in the market cart , and they become mere provender.
- 水果的美味和它那本质的部分，在装上了车子运往市场去的时候，跟它的鲜丽一起给磨损了，它变成了仅仅是食品。
来自辞典例句
- 2. It is a proud horse that will bear his own provender.
- 再高傲的马也得自己驮草料。
来自辞典例句
- 3. It is a proud horse that will not bear his own provender.
- 再高傲的马也得自己驮草料.
来自互联网
- 4. Greedy beggars !'he observed , making for the provender.'Why did not you invite me, Ratty?
- “贪吃的花子们! ” 他朝食物凑拢去, “鼠兄,怎不邀请我呀? ”
来自互联网
- 5. She said moreover unto him , We have and provender enough and room to lodge in.
- 25又说: 我们家里足有粮草,也有住宿的地方.
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