provident

释义

pro-（提前）+ vid（看）+ -ent（形容词）=「向前看的」。provident 的人会预先打算、提前准备——存钱、囤粮、为艰难时刻做计划。这正是 provide 背后字面的词根义。

常用搭配

• 1.provident fund公积金，储备基金
• 2.provident society互助储蓄协会

例句

• 1.

  Their provident habits meant they were never caught short.

  他们未雨绸缪的习惯让他们从不至于措手不及。

• 2.

  Workers contribute monthly to a provident fund.

  工人们每月向公积金缴款。

• 3.

  She was provident enough to keep three months' savings.

  她足够有远见，留了三个月的积蓄。