provision是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the act of providing something -- 提供；供給；準備

  • The provision of good public transport will be essential for developing the area. 提供良好的大眾運輸對該地區的發展極為重要。

  • Of course there's provision in the plan for population increase. 當然這項計劃裡有應對人口增長的措施。

  • When designing buildings in this area, you have to make provision against earthquakes. 在該地區設計建築物時，需要考慮防震措施。

  • provisions for the journey 旅糧

• 1 a statement within an agreement or a law that a particular thing must happen or be done, especially before another can happen or be done -- 規定，條款

  • We have inserted certain provisions into the treaty to safeguard foreign workers. 我們在條約中增添了一些條款以保護外籍勞工。

  • [ + that ] She accepted the job with the provision that she would be paid expenses for relocating. 她接受了這份工作，條件是要給安家費。

• 2 in a company's accounts (= financial records), an amount of money that is kept in case of a possible future loss -- （公司帳戶上，為未來可能的虧損做準備的）準備金

  • The insurance company made a provision against claims over alleged pension fraud. 保險公司為針對養老金欺詐指控的索賠安排了準備金。

  • He hasn't made any provision for his retirement yet. 他在經濟上還沒做好退休的準備。

• 3 to supply someone or something with food and other necessary things -- 為…提供給養（或物資）